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THE  UNIVERSITY 

OF  CALIFORNIA 

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BULLETIN  No.  73 


FIRST  ANNUAL  REPORT 


OF  THE 


Itate  Oil  and  Gas  Supervisor 
of  California 


FOR  THE  FISCAL  YEAR  1915-16 


Covering  Operations  of  the  Department  of  Petroleum  and 
Gas  of  the  State  Mining  Bureau 


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BULLETIN  No.  73 
FIRST  ANNUAL  REPORT 


State  Oil  and  Gas  Supervisor 
of  California 

FOR  THE  FISCAL  YEAR  1915-16 

Covering  Operations  of  the  Department  of  Petroleum  and 
Gas  of  the  State  Mining  Bureau 


Submitted  to 

FLETCHER  HAMILTON,  State  Mineralogist 

by 

R.  P.  McLaughlin,  state  Oil  and  Gas  Supervisor 


DEPUTY  SUPERVISORS 

M.  J.  KIRWAN  CHESTER  NARAMORE 

ROBT.  B.  MORAN       R.  E.  COLLOM 
W.  W.  THAYER,  Secretary 


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LETTER  OF  TRANSMITTAL. 


November,  191G. 
To  His  Excellency,  the  Honorable  Hiram  W.  Johnson,  Governor  of 
the  State  of  California, 

Sir  :  I  have  the  honor  to  herewith  transmit  Bulletin  No.  73  of  the 
State  Mining  Bureau,  being  the  first  annual  report  of  the  State  Oil  and 
Gas  Supervisor,  relative  to  the  work  of  protecting  tlie  oil  fields  from 
damage  by  infiltrating  water. 

The  report  is  worthy  of  special  comment  because  the  law  authorizing 
the  work  is  an  entirely  original  development  from  California  experience 
and  not  previously  used  in  any  other  state. 

The  legislation  lieing  a  pioneer  work,  it  is  particularly  gratifying  to 
find,  after  a  year's  experience,  that  it  is  not  only  effective  but  meets 
with  the  approval  of  most  of  the  oil  operators  and  that  only  minor 
details  need  revision. 

It  is  of  special  importance  to  note  that  the  details  of  administering 
the  law  have  been  entirely  in  the  hands  of  practical  oil  men  who  have 
had,  in  addition  to  the  experience  gained  in  the  oil  fields,  technical 
training  at  various  universities.  The  marked  success  of  numerous  other 
industries  has  been  due  to  the  application  of  the  same  principle  and  the 
present  demonstration  of  its  value  to  the  oil  business  is  of  great 
importance. 

The  subject  of  action  by  the  federal  government,  relative  to  the  oil 
lands  of  California,  is  of  extreme  importance  to  our  oil  operators.  The 
question  has  not  been  dealt  with  by  the  State  Mining  Bureau,  but 
attention  should  be  called  to  the  fact  that,  regardless  of  other  phases 
of  the  question,  protection  of  the  lands  from  damage  by  infiltrating 
water  and  similar  waste  can  best  be  attained  by  the  sole  use  of  the 
present  state  laAv. 

Respectfully  submitted.  Fletcher  Hamilton, 

State  Mineralogist. 


To  Fletcher  Hamilton, 
State  Mineralogist. 
SiR:  I  have  the  honor  to  herewith  hand  you  the  first  annual  report 
covering  the  operations  of  the  Department  of  Petroleum  and  Gas  of  the 
State  Mining  Bureau,  as  required  by  law.  It  gives  me  special  pleasure 
to  here  mention  the  ideal  conditions  governing  my  work  under  your 
general  supervision. 

Respectfully  submitted.  R.  P.  McLaughlin, 

State  Oil  and  Gas  Supervisor. 
October  1,  1916. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Chapter  I. 

General  statement  of  work  and  policy.  Causes  of  damage  by  water.  Oil  well  logs. 
Cross  sections  and  their  use.  Reports  of  well  production.  Notices  required  by  law. 
Importance  of  systematic  engineering  work.  Review  of  work  in  various  fields.  Finan- 
cial statement.  Assessment.  Oil  and  gas  production  and  number  of  wells  in  various 
counties.     Proved  oil  lands. 

Chapter  II. 

Coalinga  field.  General  statement  of  work.  Records  filed.  Complaints  filed.  Lost 
Hills,  general  statement  of  work  and  conditions,  new  wells.  Belridge  field,  general 
statement  of  work  and  condition,  new  wells.  Details  of  water  condition  in  the 
Coalinga  field.  Chemical  analyses  of  water.  Decisions.  Production  records  and 
their  use.     Fluid  level  in  wells. 

Chapter  III. 

Kern  County  fields,  general  statement  of  work.  Complaints  filed.  Midway  field, 
decisions,  records  filed.  Sunset  field,  general  review,  records  filed.  Kern  River  field, 
general  review,  decisions,  complaints,  records  filed.  McKittrick  field,  general  review, 
records  filed,  decisions. 

Chapter  IV. 

Los  Angeles,  Orange  and  "Ventura  counties.  East  Coyote  field  geolog>'  and  water 
conditions.  Brea  Caiion  field,  geology  and  water  conditions.  Summerland  field.  Salt 
Lake  or  Sherman  field,  geology,  water  conditions.  Whittier  field,  geologj-  and  water 
conditions.  Olinda  field,  geology  and  water  conditions.  Ventura-Newhall  fields, 
geology,  water  conditions.     General  conclusions.     Decisions.     Records  received. 

Chapter  V. 

Santa  Maria  and  neighboring  districts.  Complaints  received.  Decisions.  Water 
conditions  and  cause.  Abandoned  wells.  Underground  conditions  at  Santa  Maria. 
Cat  Cafion  field,  underground  conditions.  Lompoc  field.  Casmalia  field.  Arroyo 
Grande  field.  Monterey  shales  at  Santa  Maria.  Origin  of  petroleum.  San  Fernando 
formation.     Future  development.     Production  from  shale. 

Chapter  VI. 

Special  subjects.  Methods  of  shutting  off  water.  Strength  of  casing.  Failure  of 
derricks.  Gasoline  plants  in  Midway  field.  Gasoline  extraction  from  natural  gas  by 
absorption  process.  Federal  action.  Statistics  of  oil  production.  Directory  of  oil 
companies  showing  date  of  incorporation,  capital  stock,  number  of  wells,  location  of 
properties. 


List  of  Illustrations  and   Figures. 

Page 

1.  Sketch  showing  a  cause  of  water  trouble  in  oil  well 7 

2.  Sketch  showing  a  cause  of  water  trouble  in  oil  well 7 

3.  Sketch  showing  a  cause  of  water  trouble  in  oil  well 7 

4.  Sketch  showing  a  cause  of  water  trouble  in  oil  well 8 

5.  Sketch  showing  a  cause  of  water  trouble  in  oil  well 8 

6.  Sketch  showing  a  cause  of  water  trouble  in  oil  well 8 

7.  Sketch  showing  a  cause  of  water  trouble  in  oil  well 9 

8.  Sketch  showing  a  cause  of  water  trouble  in  oil  well 9 

9.  Sketch  showing  a  cause  of  water  trouble  in  oil  well 10 

10.  Sketch  showing  presence   of  edge  water 10 

11.  View  of  six-inch  casing,  corroded  between  depths  of  1700  feet  and  1900  feet, 

after  about  four  years  use 11 

12.  Conventional  symbols  for  maps  and  well  logs 16 

13.  Cross  section  showing  underground  relation  of  four  oil  wells  in  the  Coalinga 

field 17 

14.  Diagram  showing  gravity  of  mixtures  of  oil  and  water 21 

15.  Map  and  cross  section  showing  position  of  edge  water  in  two  separate  sands, 

Coalinga  oil  field 82 

16.  Sketch  showing  well  locations 111 

IT.     Diagrams  showing  amounts  of  oil  and  water  produced  by  certain  wells 114 

18.  Diagram  showing  percentages  of  water  produced  by  certain  wells 115 

19.  Fluid  level  curve  on  profile  of  wells 115 

20.  Geological  cross  section  in  the  Santa  Maria  oil  field 207 

21.  Geological  cross  section  in  the  Cat  Canon  oil  field 209 

21A.  Portion  of  graphic  log  of  a  well  in  Coalinga  field 219 

22.  Record  of  prices  of  crude  oil  at   the  wells    (Standard  Oil  Co.),  San  Joaquin 

fields 243 

23.  Record  of  prices  of  crude  oil  at  the  wells  (Standard  Oil  Co),  Southern  fields.  244 

24.  Apparatus  for  making  gasoline  absorption  tests  in  the  field 231 

25.  Apparatus  for  distillation  test  of  absorbed  gasoline 232 

26.  Plan  of  a  commercial  gasoline  absorption  plant 230 

Township  plats   (47)   showing  proved  oil  land 35-58 


CHAPTER  I. 

GENERAL  STATEMENT  AND  REVIEW  OF  DEPARTMENTAL 

WORK. 
By   R.   P.   McLaughlin,  state  Supervisor. 

The  law  establishing  the  Department  of  Petroleum  and  Gas  of  the 
State  Mining-  Bureau  (Chapter  718,  Statutes  of  1915),  became  effective 
August  9,  1915.  It  provides  that  the  department  shall  be  under  the 
general  jurisdiction  of  the  State  ^Mineralogist,  Avhose  office  was  created 
by  law  April  16,  1880,  and  that  he  shall  appoint  as  supervisor  an 
engineer  or  geologist,  experienced  in  the  development  and  production 
of  petroleum.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  supervisor  to  so  supervise  the 
drilling,  operation,  maintenance  and  abandonment  of  petroleum  or  gas 
wells,  as  to  prevent  damages  to  the  petroleum  and  gas  deposits  of  the 
state  from  infiltrating  water  and  other  causes. 

The  supervisor  must  make  a  report  to  the  State  Mineralogist,  on  or 
before  October  1st.  giving  the  financial  details  of  the  operation  of  the 
department  for  the  preceding  fiscal  year,  and  such  other  information  as 
he  may  deem  advisable.  In  making  this  first  report  it  is  pleasant  to 
state  that  conditions  contributing  to  successful  work  have  been  almost 
ideal.  In  the  first  place  the  widest  possible  latitude  has  been  afforded 
me  by  the  State  ^Mineralogist,  ]Mr.  Fletcher  Hamilton,  and  it  is  of 
especial  public  interest  to  be  able  to  state  that  political  interference 
has  been  entireh^  absent.  The  second  factor  is  the  hearty  cooperation 
by  a  large  majority  of  the  oil  operators  throughout  the  state.  Last  but 
by  no  means  of  least  importance,  are  the  loyal  and  intelligent  efforts  of 
other  officers  of  the  department :  ^Messrs.  M.  J.  Kirwan,  Chester  Nara- 
more,  Robert  B.  ^Moran  and  Roy  E.  Collom,  who  have  served  as  deputies 
in  the  various  oil  fields,  and  "Sir.  I.  ]M.  Johnson,  who  has  attended  to 
the  clerical  work  of  the  San  Francisco  office,  which  was  of  great  propor- 
tions, due  to  the  commencing  of  an  entirely  new  department. 

A  brief  outline  of  the  law  and  the  method  of  its  enforcement  may 
help  in  understanding  the  main  body  of  the  report.  The  law  was  the 
culmination  of  many  efforts  on  the  part  of  oil  operators  throughout 
the  state,  to  devise  some  plan  whereby  the  damage  of  their  properties 
by  infiltrating  water  might  be  avoided  and  cured.  The  general  public 
is  also  vitally  interested  in  preventing  waste  of  the  natural  supply  of 
petroleum,  which  serves  every  branch  of  industry  in  California  and 
neighboring  states,  as  well  as  other  countries,  touched  by  the  Pacific 
Ocean.  A  rough  estimate  of  the  value  of  some  of  the  oil  properties 
may  not  be  amiss.  There  are  80,702  acres  of  proved  oil  land,  with  a 
market  value  of  at  least  jfilOOO  per  acre,  or  a  total  of  $80,702,000.  There 
are  approximately  2000  miles  of  pipe  lines  costing  on  an  average  of 


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if;20,00()  per  mile,  or  a  tolal  of  ;t;-K),000,000.  Tliere  are  nearly  30  refin- 
eries, witli  a  total  tlail\'  i-i^tinin^-  capaeity  of  about  175,000  barrels  of 
crude  oil  and  re})resentin,u'  a  total  investment  of  i)rol)al)ly  .^1 5,000,000. 
There  are  approximately  40  tank  steamers  servin<^  the  (California  oil 
field.s,  having'  a  total  carrying  capacity  of  about  1,500,000  barrels  and 
costing  not  less  than  $15,000,000.  The  producing  oil  wells  number 
over  7000  and  have  cost  over  .$100,000,000.  Therefore  the  total  invest- 
ment in  the  oil  business,  without  considering  such  railroads,  town.s, 
electric  lines,  water  systems  and  other  improvements  constructed  solely 
on  account  of  it,  represent  an  expenditure  of  at  least  $250,000,000. 
There  is  a  con.stant  annual  addition  to  these  expenditures  due  to  the 
drilling  of  new  wells,  which  during  the  past  fiscal  year  amounted  to 
about  $6,000,000  for  iOO  wells.  Annual  expense  also  involves  deep- 
ening, redrilling  and  abandoning  wells,  whieh  during  the  past  year 
probably  cost  nearly  $1,000,000. 

This  total  investment  is  directly  dependent  upon  the  stability  of  the 
oil  fields  and  the  steps  taken  to  safeguard  them,  such  as  the  work  in 
the  hands  of  this  department.  The  annual  expenditure  for  new  wells 
and  other  work  is  particularly  affected  by  the  advisory  work  of  the 
bureau,  and  the  members  of  the  staff  keenly  appreciate  the  responsi- 
bility resting  upon  them. 

The  annual  cost  of  conducting  the  work  of  this  department,  which 
should  be  considered  in  much  the  same  manner  as  insurance,  is  $45,000 
or  less  than  two  one-hundredths  of  one  per  cent  of  the  capital  invested. 

Our  policy  of  administration  during  the  first  year  has  been  uniformly 
lenient.  There  may  be  some  individuals  who  would  criticise  such  a 
policy,  but  it  must  be  remembered  that  ultimate  success  of  the  protective 
work  depends  upon  a  thorough  and  sympathetic  understanding  of  its 
details  by  the  owners  of  wells  and  their  employees,  who  must  be 
depended  upon  to  ultimately  carry  out  most  of  our  suggestions.  Such 
cooperation  could  not  have  been  obtained  by  merely  applying  the  penal- 
ties provided  by  law,  without  first  explaining  the  constructive  methods 
provided  by  it.  The  leniency  of  the  past  year  will  not,  however,  be 
indefinitely  continued. 

The  damage  done  to  oil  fields  by  water  arises  from  the  fact  that  when 
water  is  admitted  to  a  sand  stratum,  saturated  with  oil,  it  tends  to 
displace  the  oil.  If  the  entrance  of  water  is  at  or  near  an  oil  well,  it 
frequently  drives  the  oil  away  from  the  Avell,  Mdiich  then  produces  only 
water.  This  process  also  continues  along  the  strata  and  affects  neigh- 
boring wells  in  a  like  manner.  The  entrance  of  the  water  into  an  oil- 
bearing  sand  is  due  to  two  primary  causes :  first,  incomplete  knowledge 
of  geological  conditions  surrounding  a  well,  and  .second,  faulty  mechan- 
ical conditions  in  drilling  or  maintaining  the  well.  Tliere  are  a  great 
many  combinations  of  these  two  causes  and  a  general  idea  of  them  can 


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most  easily  be  gained  by  consideration  of  the  following  sketches,  which 
are  merely,  a  few  typical  cases  and  scarcely  touch  upon  the  various 
complications  due  to  geological  and  mechanical  conditions. 


I  ig.  1.  Sketch  showing  entrance  of  water 
I'p'o  oil  sand  due  to  imperfect  seating  of 
casing  and  to  lack  of  cement  around  bot- 
tom of  outer  casing. 


Fig.  2.  Sketch  showing  entrance  of  water 
due  to  holes  eaten  in  casing  by  chemical 
action. 


Fig.   3. 


Sketch  showing  entrance  of  water  into  oil  sand  and  its  migration  to  a  properly  drilled 
well.     Due  to  use  of  only  one  string  of  casing  in  first  well. 


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Fig.   4.      Sketch    showing    entrance    of    water 
into  oil  sand  due  to  collapse  of  casing. 


Fig.  5.  Sketch  showing  entrance  of  water 
into  oil  sand  due  to  withdrawal  of  casing 
fro-n  an  abandoned  well  without  placing  a 
plug  between  oil  and  water  sands. 


Fig.  6.  Sketch  showing  entrance  of  water  due  to  lack  of  uniformity  of  distance  of  shut-off 
below  water  sands  when  two  wells  penetrate  the  same  strata.  If  there  were  only  one  well, 
either   one  would  probably  be   in   good   condition. 


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Fig.  7.  Sketch  showing  entrance  of  water  due  to  fact  that  shut-off  was  made  at  the  same  depth 
in  two  wells  without  considering  the  geological  fact  that  strata  most  frequently  do  not  lie 
parallel  to  the  ground  surface. 


Fig.  8.  Sketch  showing  entrance  of  water  into  a  properly  drilled  well  due  to  the  fact  that 
another  well  drilled  into  a  water  bearing  sand  below  the  oil  sand  but  did  not  plug  the 
lower  portion  of  the  well. 


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STATE   Olfi    AKD   gas   SUPERVISOR. 


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Fig.  9.  Sketch  showing  entrance  of  water  into  aproperly  drilled  well  because  a  neighboring 
well  entered  a  deeper  oil  sand  without  inserting  an  extra  string  of  casing  to  protect  the 
first  sand. 


Fig.  10.  Sketch  showing  presence  of  edge  water  due  to  a  natural  condition.  Most  oil  sands 
when  followed  far  enough  down  the  dip  are  found  to  contain  only  water.  As  oil  is 
removed  from  above  water  follows  it  up  along  the  stratum. 


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11 


Fig.   11.     View  of  six  inch  casing,  corroded  between  depths  of  1700  ft.  and  1900  ft.  after  about 
four  years  use.      (Photo  by  Paul  M.   Paine.) 

There  are  various  terms  used  in  dealing  with  the  handling  of  water 
in  oil  wells,  and  for  convenience  they  can  be  best  defined  here  in  con- 
junction with  the  foregoing  sketches. 

Formation  shut  off.  The  landing  of  casing  in  the  walls  of  the  well 
in  such  a  manner  as  to  prevent  the  passage  of  water  Avithout  use  of 
cement,  as  illustrated  in  Fig.  No.  1. 

Water  string.  The  casing  placed  in  the  well  primarily  for  the  pur- 
pose of  preventing  water  from  migrating  from  its  original  position  to 
other  strata,  as  illustrated  by  the  casing  of  larger  diameter  in  Fig.  No.  2. 

Top  water.  The  water  found  in  strata  lying  above  the  productive 
oil  formation  penetrated  by  a  certain  well,  as  illustrated  in  Figs. 
Nos.  1  to  7  inclusive. 

Bottom  water.  The  water  found  in  .strata  lying  below  the  productive 
oil  formation  penetrated  by  a  certain  well,  as  illustrated  in  Fig.  No.  8. 

Intermediate  water.  The  water  found  in  strata  l)etween  productive 
oil  formations  penetrated  by  a  certain  well,  as  illustrated  in  Fig.  No.  9. 

Edge  water.  The  water  found  in  a  sand  which  also  contains  oil  at  a 
higher  elevation  or,  in  other  words,  farther  up  the  dip.  Illustrated  in 
Fig.  No.  30. 

The  administrati(!n  of  the  law  is  l)ased  upon  the  niidcrlying  fact  that 
damage  from  water,  as  shown  in  tlie  ])re('('ding  sketclics,  is  caused  ])y 
many  complications  and  combinations  of  physical  conditions  and  tliere- 
fore  only  can  be  prevented  or  remedied  l)y  tirst  determininu'.  as  far  as 


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possible,  what  those  conditions  are  at  any  particular  locality.  No 
definite  rule  or  set  of  rules  could  be  framed  to  cover  all  cases.  Like  all 
ether  engineering  problems,  this  is  a  subject  demanding  a  tedious 
collection  and  comparison  of  all  pertinent  facts  and  therefore  the 
deputies  appointed  by  the  supervisor  are,  as  is  required  by  law,  engin- 
eers experienced  in  the  drilling  and  operating  of  oil  wells. 

The  law  provides  various  means  for  compelling  observance  of  rulings 
made  by  the  supervisor,  but  the  cooperation  of  oil  operators  has  made 
recourse  to  these  practically  unnecessary  and  they  therefore  require 
but  little  mention  here,  and  it  is  my  assumption  that  such  a  condition 
will  prevail  in  the  future.  The  department  aims  to  serve  the  property 
owners  and  the  public  as  an  advisor  rather  than  a  prosecutor. 

The  information  required  to  be  furnished  by  operators  and  necessary 
to  solve  existing  problems  is  of  two  classes.  The  first  is  a  complete 
record  or  log  of  each  Avell,  giving  in  detail  each  and  every  step  taken 
in  its  construction  and  repair,  as  well  as  the  location  and  thickness  of 
all  strata  penetrated  so  far  as  can  be  determined.  The  second  class  of 
information  consists  of  a  record  continually  brought  down  to  date  and 
showing  the  amounts  of  oil  and  of  water  produced  by  each  well. 

Proper  method  of  Tieeping  oil  u-ell  logs.  Several  millions  of  dollars 
are  spent  each  year  in  drilling  oil  wells  in  California.  In  most  lines  of 
business  an  accurate  inventory  Avould  show  exactly  what  had  been 
obtained  in  return  for  the  outlay.  ]\Iany  oil  operators,  however,  spend 
their  development  funds  and  have  little  or  nothing  in  the  way  of  records 
to  show  them  whether  or  not  tlie  work  has  been  done  properly  or  econom- 
ically. To  remedy  such  a  condition  the  State  ^Mining  Bureau  calls 
attention  to  proper  methods  of  recording  drilling  operations,  and 
furnishes  complete  printed  forms  for  the  final  summarizing  of  the  logs. 
It  is  to  the  interest  of  all  operators  to  see  that  their  records  are  so  kept 
that  all  the  information  called  for  on  the  bureau's  blanks  can  be 
supplied. 

The  first  step  in  keeping  proper  logs  is  to  see  that  the  operations  of 
the  drilling  crew  are  completely  written  down  each  and  every  tour  or 
shift.  There  are  several  blank  forms  in  common  use  which  provide  a 
convenient  means  of  making  these  daily  records.  The  State  ^Mining 
Bui'eau  does  not  furnish  these  forms  but  many  printers  are  able  to 
promptly  supply  the  want.  One  of  the  handiest  methods  of  keeping 
these  daily  drilling  reports  is  to  have  them  bound  in  book  form,  one 
page  for  each  tour.  A  carbon  copy  of  each  page  should  be  made, 
promptly  removed  from  the  book  and  filed  in  a  safe  place,  because  the 
original  book  is  subject  to  lass  or  easily  becomes  soiled  and  illegible. 
The  daily  drilling  reports  .show  the  depth  of  the  well  at  the  beginning 
and  also  at  the  end  of  the  tour,  what  sort  of  work  the  crew  was  engaged 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  13 

in,  the  size,  weight  and  amount  of  casing  i)ut  in  or  taken  out.  It  also 
records  the  depths  at  which  there  were  changes  in  formation,  describes 
or  names  the  formations,  and  states  what  evidence  there  was  to  indicate 
the  presence  of  oil.  gas  or  water  in  the  well.  Some  operators  make  the 
carbon  copy  of  the  daily  report  serve  as  a  time  card  in  computing  th(^ 
pay  of  the  crew. 

The  work  of  the  State  ]\Iining  Bui-eau  in  protecting  the  oil  fields 
against  infiltrating  water  depends  upon  full  and  complete  logs  of  wells 
and  the  law  requires  that  thej^  be  furnished  to  the  bureau.  AVhere  poor 
I'ecords  have  been  encountered  it  is  usually  found  that  the  operator  had 
not  kept  daily  reports. 


14  STATE   OIL   AND    GA8   SUPERVISOR. 

The  blank  forms  nsed  in  recording  well  logs  are  a*s  follows: 


California  State  Mining  Bureau 

LOO  OF  OIL  OB  OAS  WELL 


Field  . 


.CuMP, 


Township Range Section Elevation Number  of  Well 

Id  compliance  with  the  provisions  of  Chapter  718,  Statiiies  1915,  the  information  given  herewith  is  a  complete  aod 
correct  record  of  the  present  condition  of  the  well  and  sU  work  done  thereon,  so  far  as  can  be  determined  from  all 
available  records. 

Signed 


iPreaidtnl.  Secretary  »r  Afftniy 


1st  sand  from. 
2d  sand  from. 
3d  sand  from. 


The  siiiiimary  on  this  page  is  for  the  original  condition  of  the  well 

Oil  Sands 
to 4th  sand  from 


5th  sand  from to_ 

Glh  sand  from to.. 


].st  sand  from. 
2d  sand  from. 


Impobtant  Water  Sands 

3d  sand  from to.. 

4th  sand  from to_. 

Casino  Record 


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Heaving  Plug — Material- 
Adapters        — Material, 


Plugs  and  Adaftebs 
Len^h- 


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Cable  Tools  were  used  froni- 


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Thirty  days  after  completion  well  produced barrels  of  oil  per  day. 

The  gravity  of  oil  was degrees  Baum6,    Water  in  oil  amounted  to per  cent. 


Date  drilling  started  . 


Date  well  was  completed- 

FoRMATioNS  Penetrated  by  Well 


FIRST    ANNUAL   REPORT. 


15 


ll-U-illl— l«H 


California  State  Mining  Bureau 

LOa  07  on.  OR  OAS  WELI^-Cantmued 


Fffiuk I ..CouPANr. 


Totnukip Bailee Section ,..  Sumber  of  well. 

FORMATIONS   PENETRATED    BY  WELL 


CALIFORNIA  State  Mining  bureau 

LOG  OF  on,  OE  GAS  WELL 


,.         ■■  So„ac  Section NumberofKell 

In  eon.pl.anee  with  the-  provision.,  of  Chiptor  718.  Statutes  1915,  the  information  given  herewith  i,  a  complete  and 
,uin-et  reoord  of  all  work  done  on  the  well  since  the  previooa  record,  dated -,  ""  "  «"• 


iPrtttdfnI.  Btcrtlory  or  Agr^tt 


California  State  Mining  Bureau 

HISTORY   OF   OIL   OR   GAS   WELL 


KiKLD - Company. .- -- — -- 

roirnj*ip Rmge - Jection - MvnAtr  of  mU. 


Signed. 


iFT—um.  tKnum  "  4«mi> 


of  Ihr  crvAlrsl  imponaorv  to  baTc  a  ruaplclc  bLstorj  of  tbc  welt  rirue  i 
r  Ih'  work  loiI  i(t  rmulu.  If  thrre  wprr  «D7  rhaocr*  madr  iQ  tKe  r»>inK.  au 
ivr  lO  ilir  aod  locallon  If  tlv  well  lu*  tm-n  djoamind  <i>r  dalr.  •!>«,  |>oai 
fur  waur  alac  kio4  of  material  uaed.  |io«lt 


Title 

r   In  detail   the  dalea  of  ndrillisc,   tocether  with  tha 
fullj    and  if  any  raiioc  waa  "aide  tracked"  or  left  In 

.  and  number  of  •beta.     If  ptufa  or  bridgaa  were  pot 

nd  reaolta  of  pumping  or  bailing. 


l(i 


STATE   OIL    AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


The  best  iiietliod  of  using  the  written  logs  of  wells  is  ))y  making 
from  tliem  a  drawing  showing  all  the  information.  Fig.  No.  12  shows 
the  conventional  syml)oLs  and  details  adopted  by  this  l)nreau. 


■'■^   Clay  or 
Sftate 


Jgj  /etef 


MC'/      (hara) 

Sandy 
■S  Clay  or  Shale 

Q'l  SJtowirta 
II  s/trle' 

SAa/e 
Clay 

Boult^ers 

3-7  Oi7  sftomna 

■"         '1  saite/ 


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CALIFORNIA    STATE  MINING  BUREAU. 

Fletcher  Hamilton,    State  t^tmera/offist 
DEPARTMENT    OF   PETROLEUM    AND  GAS 

KPM'LAygHLiH.  State  Oi/  ana  Gas    Supervisor, 

Conventional  Symbols 

FOR  

MAPS  AMo  Well  Logs 

Ju/y  /sf.  1316. 


WELL     LOGS 

Formations  as  ^hown  in  typ/cat  etrawinff. 
(day  or  shaie.  and  san<ty  s/tale.  <?  symbo/s) 
Cement   as  siiown  on  10' and 6^' casings   J 

Formation   shutoff  as  on  laH' andSP     • I 

PerForations    as  on   6H'  casings. \ 

Adapter  as  shown  between  to'and  l^>e'^'_  _« 
Casiny  cut  and  pat/ed.  as  on  6i'  casing. 
Casing  sidetrac/ced,  as  on  /eft.  3ao'to^so' 
Casing  shot  co/tapsed.  split  or  other tvise 
altered,  shou/d  be  noted  on  /eft  margin. 

Gas  Water  and  01/  shou/d  be  noted 
at  right   of  toy. 


Note 


Map  Symbols  -Wells 

o   ffigin place 

•^       •        abandoned 

e    incomfi/eted 
4-  -       and     ■ 

*  Comp/eted 
■^  '      and 
V   water 

*  • 

*  • 


Graptiic  togs  of  met/s  w//t  be  drawn  on  strips  of  tracing  c/ot/>  3ii 
incnes  wide   without  margin  /ines.     Scale  of  100  feet  to  one  met}. 

Genera/  arrangement  and  spacing  as  on  examp/e  herewith  {/op. 
tit/e  right/?and.  geo/offic  data  /eftfiand.  casing  record  and  me- 
cnanfca/  data  ■    bottom,    producing    conditions) . 

The  tracing  may  be  fo/ded  and  fi/ed  witti  the  written  tog. 

Cross -sections  of  severat  /oas  wi// be  made  by  fastening  indiridua/ 
tracings,  in  t/ieir  proper  re/afive  positions,  on  a  targer  piece  of  tra- 
cing ctoth.  using  gummed  stic/rers  at  fop  and  bottom  The  drawings 
may  a/so  be  pinned  direct/y  to  b/ue  print  paper  before  p/acing  it  in 
the  frame  Fhe  on/y  tit/e  on  the  cross-section  ni//  be  targe  figures 
(about  one  inch  in  height  J  in  the  upper  right  hand  corner  of  fhe  draw- 
ing, indicating   fhe  section,    fovrnship.  and  range  -  thus  .•    py  i.\  6 

Cross-sectionat  blue  prints  will  be  filed  in 
inat.  being  folded  so  that  title  numbers  are 
ing  fhe  drawing. 

As  an  aid  to  guic*  and  uniform  drafting,  a  gu/de  beneath  fhe  /ra- 
cing should  haire  fhe  scale  and  necessary  yerfical  lines. 

Symbols    are  simplified  so  that  they  can  be  made  with  a  right /me 
pen   at  the  same  /me   /hat  dividing  fines  be/ween   formations 
l'"/jr  „/^    "''<i'."^''''y.f''e  symgof  alone   will  suffice  witAouf 

name    of  formation. 


The  various  drawings  of  individual  wells,  along  some  approximately 
straight  line  on  tlie  ground,  are  grouped  on  a  single  drawing  called  a 
cross  secticm.  They  must  be  properly  located  on  the  drawing,  relative 
to  distances  apart  and  elevations  above  sea  level. 


FIRST    ANNUAL   REPORT. 


17 


The  appearance  of  such  a  cross  section  and  its  value  are  illustrated 
by  the  following  sketch  (Fig.  13)  of  the  bottom  of  four  wells  in  the 
Coalinga  field. 


Fig'jrc  13  -  CROSS-SECTION  Showmg  underground  re/gf/on  of  four  o/V  ^e//s  m  f/ie 

COALINGA     FIELD. 


2—27014 


18  STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR, 

The  wells  were  drilled  in  order  as  numbered.  The  strata  are  not 
bent  or  deformed  in  this  particular  locality.  In  each  well  the  10-in. 
casing  was  intended  to  shut  off  the  water  occurring  above  the  oil  sands, 
and  in  well  No.  3  it  was  landed  at  a  depth  of  1880  ft.,  in  conformity 
with  successful  results  at  No.  1  and  No.  2.  However,  the  sand  between 
1980  ft.  and  2016  ft.  was  found  to  contain  some  oil  and  considerable 
water,  hence  it  was  necessary  to  use  more  casing  to  shut  off  this  water. 
Since  some  experimenting  was  necessary,  two  strings,  the  8:|-in.  at 
2033  ft.  and  the  6f-in.  at  2098  ft.,  were  used.  Had  all  conditions  been 
known  beforehand  only  one  string  would  have  been  necessary,  but  when 
the  8|-in.  casing  was  landed  and  the  well  drilled  deeper  more  water 
was  encountered  and  the  6f-in.  casing  had  to  be  used.  The  final  oil 
string  of  casing,  4^-in.  in  diameter,  was  carried  to  2351  ft.  and  upon 
testing,  the  well  was  found  to  produce  mostly  water,  so  the  bottom  was 
plugged  (using  waste,  rope,  iron  lathe-cuttings  and  cement)  up  to 
2265  ft.  and  the  well  again  tested,  when  it  was  found-  to  be  free  from 
water. 

Since  well  No.  3  was  one  of  the  first  wells  in  this  locality  to  encounter 
water  in  the  oil  sands,  where  oil  was  expected,  careful  work  was  neces- 
sary on  the  next  well  drilled,  to  check  the  operations.  This  was  done 
on  the  neighboring  wells,  not  shown  on  the  drawing,  and  since  similar 
results  were  found,  when  well  No.  4  was  drilled,  the  top  sands  were 
shut  off  with  the  10-in.  casing  at  2320  ft.  The  well  was  drilled  to 
2467  ft.  only,  so  as  not  to  encounter  the  sand  which  contained  water 
in  well  No.  3  between  the  2325  and  2351-ft.  levels. 

After  completion,  all  these  wells  produced  clean  oil  for  about  a  year, 
and  then  No.  2  began  to  show  a  little  water,  and  about  three  months 
later  showed  about  80  per  cent.  There  were  three  possible  sources  of 
the  water:  From  other  wells  through  the  oil  sand,  or  from  above  the 
oil  sand,  or  from  the  bottom  sands  penetrated.  The  drawing  shows  that 
the  possibility  of  bottom  water  was  slight.  The  possibility  of  water 
from  above  was  tested  by  removing  the  8|-in.  "oil  string,"  putting  a 
"bridge"  or  plug  in  the  open  hole  between  the  bottom  of  the  10-in. 
"water  string"  and  the  top  of  the  oil  sand.  After  bailing  the  well  dry 
above  the  plug  no  water  came  in,  proving  that  the  "water  string"  was 
not  leaking  at  any  point  and  was  effectively  excluding  upper  water. 
Therefore  the  water  in  No.  2  was  probably  coming  through  the  oil  sand 
itself,  and  as  the  same  sand  showed  both  oil  and  water  between  1980  ft. 
and  2095  ft.  in  No.  3  it  was  concluded  that  the  water  was  rising  along 
the  dip  of  that  sand  as  the  oil  was  removed.  Such  a  movement  is  called 
the  encroachment  of  "edge  water."  The  8|-in.  casing  Avas  again  put 
in  and  cemented  at  1886  ft.  in  the  shale  presumed  to  correspond  to  that 
found  at  2091  to  2122  ft.  in  well  No.  3,  and  2318  to  2325  ft.  in  well 
No.  4.    After  pumping  the  well  for  about  ten  days,  the  oil  was  found 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  19 


to  contaiu  less  than  1  per  cent  water,  proving  that  water  had  been 
coming  through  the  upper  sands  between  1782  and  1870  ft.  After 
about  four  years  the  water  has  commenced  to  show  in  well  No.  1.  This 
movement  naturally  follows  the  removal  of  oil  and  can  not  be  stopped, 
but  the  particular  sand  affected  can  be  kept  separated  from  other  pro- 
ductive sands. 

MONTHLY  PRODUCTION  REPORTS. 

Any  person  giving  the  slightest  consideration  to  the  matter,  will 
readily  see  that  it  is  necessary  to  keep  continuous  records  of  the  produc- 
tion of  oil  wells,  showing  the  amounts  of  both  oil  and  water  coming 
from  them.  Aside  from  the  necessity  of  such  records  in  tracing  the 
origin  and  course  of  water  troubles  in  a  group  of  wells,  such  records  are 
of  the  utmost  value  to  the  owner  of  the  wells  as  otherwise  he  has  no 
means  of  determining  whether  or  not  various  wells  are  paying  for 
their  upkeep  and  operation. 

A  statement  that  many  oil  companies  do  not  really  know  the  actual 
financial  results  of  their  field  operations  might  seem  to  be  an  exaggera- 
tion, but  such  is  actually  the  case  and  the  first  step  necessary  in  a 


20 


STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


proper  accounting  system  would  be  some  form  of  production  report, 
similar  to  that  used  bj''  tlie  bureau.  The  report  blank  used  by  the 
bureau  is  here  shown : 


CALIFORNIA  STATE  MINING  BUREAU 

Department  of  Petroleum  and  Ga« 

MONTHLY  PRODUCTION  REPORT 


I)«Iiuly  State  Oil  anil  Ouh  Supcrvisi 


-CaT. 


iH-nr  Sir: 

Ip  couipliunce  witli  S*?ctii>n  20,  Chapter  718,  Statutes  of  11*10,  we  Li.rewiili  snUuiii  our  roi»on  of  liiC  amount  of  oil  i.roduccd 

bj  c:ich  of  our  wells  ia  tbe FielJ 

County.  Californln.  for  tlie  month  of lOl.. 


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following   month,   am 
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The  monthly  production  report  provides  only  for  collecting  the 
elementary  information  needed  by  any  operator  managing  a  property. 
It  is  believed  that  very  little  effort  will  be  required  to  fill  the  blank,  at 
a  properly  operated  property.  The  various  terms  used  on  the  blank 
form  are  here  more  fully  explained. 


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and  has  <?  ^rav/fy  of  /S'B 

What  AS  tt)e  ^rawfy  of  the  c/ean  o// f 
On  the  vert/ca/  //ne  M .  fo//o^  to  /As  /nter- 
•sect/on    w/t/h  hor/zontd/  //ne  /9  ■  the/?  fo/tow 
the  ct/apona/  //ne  to  the  r/pht  /?an<t  marp/h, 
wtiere  the   f/^ure  30  .shoivs  the^r,3Y/ty  of 
the  c/ean   o//. 


Figure  /4 


CAUfORNfA    3TATE  A4/At/t/G  BUREAU 
(Department  of  Petroteum  ^  Gas) 

fL£rCHC/f  tf/IAf/irOA/. 

State  At//}eratop/st 


FIRST    ANNUAL   REPORT.  21 

Barrels  of  clean  oil.  This  figure  should  be  as  accurate  as  possible, 
but  an  actual  measurement  at  each  well  need  not  be  insisted  upon,  as 
the  superintendent  can  ordinarily  make  a  fairly  close  estimate. 

Barrels  of  water.  This  figure  should,  if  possible,  be  obtained  by 
some  sort  of  measuring  or  gauging  sj'stem,  but  if  that  is  impossible  it 
may  be  computed  from  results  of  a  centrifuge  test  made  on  oil  from  the 
lead  line.  The  centrifuge  test  is  frequently  quite  inaccurate  owing  to 
the  small  volume  of  the  sample  tested  and  the  great  variation,  from 
time  to  time  in  the  behavior  of  a  well. 

Method  of  determinivg  amount  of  water.  When  some  actual  measur- 
ing or  gauging  system  is  used,  the  letter  ]\I  should  be  marked  in  the 
space.  If  a  computation  is  made  from  a  centrifuge  test  the  letter  C 
should  be  inserted. 

Percentage  of  water.  This  figure  is  best  determined  directly  from 
the  amounts  of  oil  and  water  produced  (divide  the  number  of  barrels 
of  water  by  the  total  number  of  barrels  of  fluid),  but  when  either 
amount  is  not  measured,  give  the  result  of  one  or  the  average  of  several 
centrifuge  tests  of  oil  from  the  lead  line. 

Gravity  of  oil.  This  figure  is  in  degrees  Baume  as  determined  with 
a  hydrometer,  it  varies  but  little  and  two  or  three  tests  per  year  should 
suffice.  The  true  gravity  of  oil  which  is  mixed  with  water  can  be  deter- 
mined by  means  of  a  test  of  the  mixture  and  a  study  of  the  following 
diagram  (Fig.  14). 

Nwmher  of  days  well  produced.  This  figure  should  as  nearly  as 
possible  eliminate  all  the  idle  time.  Some  operators  keep  record  of  the 
number  of  hours  each  well  pumps,  which  would,  of  course,  furnish  the 
best  figure  for  this  report. 

RemarJcs.  The  report  should  account  for  every  well  on  the  property 
and  this  column  can  be  used  to  state  the  reason  for  idleness  of  any  well. 

Any  officer  of  the  bureau  will  be  pleased  to  explain  to  any  operator 
what  is  desired  in  filling  out  this  report. 


20 

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FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  21 

Barrels  of  clean  oil.  This  figure  should  be  as  accurate  as  possible, 
but  an  actual  measurement  at  each  well  need  not  be  insisted  upon,  as 
the  superintendent  can  ordinarily  make  a  fairly  close  estimate. 

Barrels  of  water.  This  figure  should,  if  possible,  be  obtained  by 
some  sort  of  measuring  or  gauging  system,  but  if  that  is  impossible  it 
may  be  computed  from  results  of  a  centrifuge  test  made  on  oil  from  the 
lead  line.  The  centrifuge  test  is  frequently  quite  inaccurate  owing  to 
the  small  volume  of  the  sample  tested  and  the  great  variation,  from 
time  to  time  in  the  behavior  of  a  well. 

Method  of  determining  amount  of  water.  When  some  actual  measur- 
ing or  gauging  system  is  used,  the  letter  ]\I  should  be  marked  in  the 
space.  If  a  computation  is  made  from  a  centrifuge  test  the  letter  C 
should  be  inserted. 

Percentage  of  water.  This  figure  is  best  determined  directW  from 
the  amounts  of  oil  and  water  produced  (divide  the  number  of  barrels 
of  water  by  the  total  number  of  barrels  of  fluid),  but  when  either 
amount  is  not  measured,  give  the  result  of  one  or  the  average  of  several 
centrifuge  tests  of  oil  from  the  lead  line. 

Gravity  of  oil.  This  figure  is  in  degrees  Baume  as  determined  with 
a  hydrometer,  it  varies  but  little  and  two  or  three  tests  per  year  should 
suffice.  The  true  gravity  of  oil  which  is  mixed  with  Avater  can  be  deter- 
mined bj'-  means  of  a  test  of  the  mixture  and  a  study  of  the  following 
diagram  (Fig.  14). 

Numher  of  days  well  produced.  This  figure  should  as  nearly  as 
possible  eliminate  all  the  idle  time.  Some  operators  keep  record  of  the 
number  of  hours  each  well  pumps,  which  would,  of  course,  furnish  the 
best  figure  for  this  report. 

Remarks.  The  report  should  account  for  every  well  on  the  property 
and  this  column  can  be  used  to  state  the  reason  for  idleness  of  any  well. 

Any  officer  of  the  bureau  will  be  pleased  to  explain  to  any  operator 
what  is  desired  in  filling  out  this  report. 


22  STATE   OIL    AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Notice  of  Proposed  Operations. 

In  order  to  comply  with  the  law,  operators  are  required  to  notify  the 
bureau  of  all  proposed  work.  The  following  blanks  cover  all  the 
requirements  and  will  be  furnished  to  all  operators: 

loim'.os.    iciic— on  11-5000. 

California  State  Mining  Bureau 

Department  of  Petroleum  and  Gas 
Notice  of  Intention  to  Drill  New  Well 

This  notice  must  be  given  before  drilling  begins 


Cal 191__ 

Mr 

Deputy  State  Oil  and  Gas  Supervisor 

Cal. 

Dear  Sir: 

In  conipliaiicc  with  Section  IT,  Chapter  718,  Statutes  of  1915,  notice  is  hereby 

given  that  it  is  our  intention  to  conunence  the  work  of  drilling  well  number 

Section T R Oil  Field. 

Couut}^     The  well  is feet  N.  or  S.,  and feet 

E.  or  AV.  from 

The  elcviitiou  of  tlie  derrick  floor  above  sea  level  is feet. 

We  estimate  that  water  should  be  shut  off. at  a  depth  of  about feet, 

more  or  less. 

"We  estimate  that  i)roductive  oil  or  gas  sand  should  lie  encountered  at  a  depth  of 

about feet,  more  or  less. 

Respectfully  yours. 


(Name  of  Company  or  Operator) 

By_ 


;\(lUr(ss  not  -c  to  Di--pul.^-  .'<tale  Oil  and  Gas  Supervisor  in  charge  of  ilistrict  wlicre  well  is  located 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  23 


California  State  Mining  Bureau 

Department  of  Petroleum  and  Gas 


Notice  of  Test  of  Water  Shut-off 

This  notice  muit  be  given  at  leait  fi»e  d»y»  before  the  le«t,  and  a  longer  lime  it  deiirable 


Mr. 


Cal 19].. 

Deputy  State  Oil  and  Gas  Supervisor 


Cal. 

DeaI!  Sir  : 

lu  eoinpliauee  with  Sootiou  ]9,  Chapter  718,  Stistutes  of  1915,  notice  is  hereby  given  that 

it  is  GUV  intention  to  test  the  shut-off  of  water  in  well  nuniher Section 

T R Oil  Field, 

County,  on  the clay  of 191... 

Resjjcctfully  yours, 


(Nnmc  of  Campany  or  Upfrator) 

Bv 


24  STATE    OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


IMI8-B-17  15 


California  State  Mining  Bureau 

Department  of  Petroleum  and  Gas 


Notice  of   Intention  to  Deepen  or  Redrill  Well 

This  notice  should  be  given  fifteen  days  before  work  begins 


.Cal._.. 191. 


:\lr.. 


Df'liiity  State  Oil  niid  Cias  Supervisor 

Cal. 

Dkai;  Sih: 

In  complianre  Avitli  Soction  17,  Chapter  718,  Statutes  of  1915,  notice  is  hereby 
niveii  that  it  is  our  intention  to  commence  the  worlc  of  deepening  or  I'cdrillinj^  well 

(Cross  out  one   word) 

muiiher Section T R ,  __ Oil  Field, 

County. 

The  present  condition  of  the  well  is  as  follows: 


The  proposed  work  is  as  follows: 


Respectfully  yours, 


(Name  of  Company  or  Operator) 


By 

Address  notice  to  Deputy  Slate  Oil  and  Gas  Supervisor  in  charge  of  district  where  well  is  located 


Fomi  108.      19213- I-ITIS-SOOO 


FIRST    ANNUAL   REPORT.  25 


California  State  Mining  Bureau 

Department  of  Petroleum  and  Gas 


Notice  of  Intention  to  Abandon  Well 

Thit  notice  mutt  be  given  at  least  fifteen  days  before  work  it  to  begin 


.Cal 191. 


Mr. 


Deputy  State  Oil  and  Gas  Supervisor 

. Cal. 


Dear  Sir: 

In  compliance  with  Section  16,  Chapter  718,  Statutes  of  1915,  notice  is  Iiereljy 

given  that  it  is  our  intention  to  abandon  well  number Section T 

R , . Oil  Field County, 

commencing  work  on  the day  of 191__. 

The  present  condition  of  the  well  is  as  follows: 


The  proposed  work  is  as  follows: 


Respectfully  yours, 


(Name  of  Company  or  Operator) 

By 

Address  notice  to  Deputy  State  Oil  and  Gas  Supervisor  In  charge  of  district  wliorc  well  is  located 


26  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Allowance  has  been  made  from  time  to  time  for  errors  or  delays  in 
the  proper  handling  of  reports  and  in  the  furnishing  of  data  to  the 
bureau,  because  it  was  to  be  expected  that  some  misunderstandings 
should  arise  in  the  process  of  acquainting  the  many  operators  of  the 
state  with  the  needs  of  the  new  department.  If  it  had  been  possible 
to  personally  meet  each  superintendent  in  the  beginning,  operations 
would  have  been  simplified.  However,  in  the  majority  of  cases  very 
little,  if  any,  confusion  has  resulted  after  once  explaining  our  scheme 
of  operations  to  a  superintendent  or  his  representative. 

Our  blanks  are  intended  to  be  as  near  self-explanatory  as  could  be 
made.  It  might  be  well  to  consider  the  forms  used  to  report  proposed 
operations,  and  to  comment  on  the  more  common  errors  made  in  inter- 
preting the  blanks. 

Form   No.  105.     Notice  of   Intention  to   Drill   New  Well. 

Each  blank  space  should  be  used.  Give  the  figures  as  accurately  as 
possible.  It  is  important  to  give  the  location  of  the  well  and  the  appli- 
cation is  not  complete  without  such  data,  preferably  by  inserting  the 
distance  north,  south,  east  or  west  from  some  corner  of  the  property  or 
section.  The  elevation  should  never  be  omitted  and  it  should  be  as 
accurate  as  possible  Avithin  a  foot. 

Form   No.  106.     Notice  of  Test  of  Water  Shut  Off. 

When  possible  this  notice  should  be  sent  in  at  an  early  date  so  that 
the  deputy  may  plan  his  work  accordingly.  When  an  operator  neglects 
to  send  in  this  notice  and  telephones  his  desire  for  a  te.st  on  the  follow- 
ing daj^,  he  should  not  be  offended  in  case  the  inspector  is  late  in 
arriving  at  his  well.  Previous  engagement  on  other  wells  would  have 
first  call.  However,  no  intentional  delay  would  be  caused  by  this 
department.  Moreover  the  operator  should  see  that  the  report  is  mailed 
into  this  department,  properly  filled  out,  even  if  the  test  has  already 
been  made  by  the  inspector,  as  w^ritten  approval  will  be  withheld  until 
its  arrival  for  our  files. 

Form   No.  107.     Notice  of   Intention  to   Deepen  or  Redrill   Well. 

First,  note  that  no  approval  for  work  of  this  character  can  be  granted 
unless  a  copy  of  the  log  of  the  well  in  question  has  previously  been 
furnished  to  this  department.  In  stating  the  ''present  condition  of  the 
well,"  insert  casing  record  and  state,  if  possible,  the  condition  of  the 
water  string  and  whether  or  not  it  is  to  be  disturbed.  Many  of  these 
propo.sals  represent  redrilling  of  only  the  oil  strings  to  original  depths, 
and  in  such  cases  where  the  water  string  is  in  good  shape,  an  approval 
can  be  granted  immediately.  In  case  the  well  produces  some  water,  an 
effort  should  be  made  to  locate  the  source  of  the  water,  by  testing  the 
water  string. 


FIRST   ANNTJAIj   REPORT.  27 

Form   No.  108.     Notice  of  Intention  to  Abandon  Well. 

If  a  graphic  log  is  available,  a  copy  should  accomi)aiiy  a  proposal 
of  this  nature,  and  the  details  of  the  plan  of  abandonment  should  be 
stated  fully.  Another  sheet  of  paper  should  be  used  if  necessary.  An 
operator  should  not  wait  until  the  crew  had  finished  rigging  up  and  is 
ready  to  begin  work,  before  sending  in  a  notice  of  this  character,  as  it 
often  takes  time  to  study  out  the  facts  involved. 

Mention  should  be  made  of  the  manner  in  which  the  Honolulu  Con- 
solidated Oil  Company  have  always  presented  data  in  a  proposal  for 
a  redrilling,  deepening,  or  abandoning  job,  becaiuse  of  the  assistance 
that  it  has  been  to  this  department  in  handling  the  proposals.  The 
regular  official  blank  is  accompanied  by  a  blue  print,  showing  graphi- 
cally the  portion  of  the  well  under  consideration.  The  print  also  carries 
a  brief  description  of  the  facts  leading  up  to  the  present  condition  of 
the  well,  each  change  being  enumerated  so  that  one  can  readil}''  get  the 
exact  status  of  the  well  with  a  few  moments  study.  Likewise  the  pro- 
posed work  is  succinctly  set  forth  on  a  separate  page,  and  the  likelihood 
of  any  subsequent  misunderstanding  is  practically  eliminated.  The 
proposals  received  from  the  K.  T.  and  0.  Company  and  from  the  Gen- 
eral Petroleum  Company  are  handled  in  the  same  efficient  manner. 

The  benefits  to  an  operator  in  furnishing  the  bureau  all  the  informa- 
tion requested,  can  scarcely  be  overstated ;  a  single  example  may 
suffice. 

Frequently  owners  of  old  wells  have  desired  to  abandon  them  and 
recover  such  casing  and  other  material  as  possible,  but  feared  to  do  so, 
owing  to  the  liability  for  damage  done  to  the  property  or  some  other 
adjoining  land.  Some  such  cases  have  been  presented  to  the  bureau, 
where  the  owner  expected  to  have  to  expend  consideral)le  sums  of  money 
in  plugging  the  wells  in  such  a  manner  as  to  forestall  possible  legal 
actions.  In  a  number  of  these  cases  a  complete  file  of  all  records  of  the 
well  enabled  us  to  approve  the  abandonment,  without  requiring  any 
work,  and  at  the  same  time  furnish  the  operator  with  evidence  that  no 
damage  had  l)een  done. 

While  discussing  the  importance  of  systematic  work  and  its  value  to 
the  oil  operators  themselves,  entirely  aside  from  legal  requirements  of 
this  department,  it  may  be  well  to  explain  the  functions  of  an  engineer 
or  geologist  which  seem  to  be  understood  by  comparatively  few  oil  men. 

At  the  present  time,  fortunately,  it  is  not  necessary  to  point  out  the 
usefulness  of  a  geologist  in  choosing  new  or  prospective  oil  lands.  Most 
operators  of  importance  now  realize  that  systematic  study  of  earth 
conditions,  by  a  specially  trained  man,  is  a  better  method  to  pursue 
in  planning  investment  of  money,  than  to  merely  spend  it  on  incom- 
plete information  and  then  plan  how  to  recover  it.  Consequently  geolo- 
gists are  usually  employed  before  drilling  begins.     However,  there  are 


28  STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

too  few  companies  who  realize  the  importance  of  continuing  to  properly 
use  the  services  of  a  geologist  or  engineer  after  the  land  has  been 
selected  and  development  commenced. 

The  larger  operators,  of  which  there  are  possibly  a  dozen  in  California, 
will  particularly  benefit  by  considering  this  question.  Possibly  the 
small  and  comparatively  inactive  concerns  would  not  be  justified  in  the 
expense  of  attempting  to  individually  make  use  of  such  work,  but  sev- 
eral such  companies  could  profitably  join  in  employing  a  competent 
engineer. 

It  must  be  clearly  l)orne  in  mind  that  the  work  of  this  bureau  covers 
only  the  prevention  or  repair  of  damage.  The  bureau  has  neither  the 
facilities  nor  inclination  to  direct  the  management  of  private  properties. 
It  will  however  assist  operators,  whenever  it  is  possible,  to  solve  their 
problems. 

The  work  of  the  bureau  during  the  past  year  has  not  been  directed 
to  a  stud}^  of  operating  conditions,  but  observation  of  them  could  not 
well  escape  notice,  while  the  regular  work  was  being  carried  on.  In 
fact,  a  most  excellent  opportunity  has  been  afforded  to  compare  various 
methods.  This  broad  field  of  observation  justifies  the  statement  that 
ihcre  is  prohnhhj  no  large  business  so  inefjficiently  conelucfed  as  is  that 
rnvejlved  in  the  prodiietion  of  oil  in  California,  notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  mechanical  operations  here  seem  to  be  more  advanced  and  improved 
than  in  any  other  part  of  the  world.  The  annual  losses,  due  to 
unsystematic  work  and  actually  paid  out  of  pocket,  amount  to  hundreds 
of  thousands  of  dollars.  Bankruptcy  would  speedily  follow  such  man- 
agement in  any  line  of  business,  not  dependent  upon  either  a  most 
abundant  natural  supply  of  crude  material  or  fresh  infusions  of  capital 
from  other  sources.  These  two  alleviating  conditions  can  not  be 
expected  to  continue  indefinitely. 

The  producing  branch  of  the  oil  business  is,  of  course,  all  important 
because  all  other  branches  of  the  business  depend  directly  on  it.  It  will 
be  clearly  realized,  by  any  reasoning  person,  that  to  economically 
extract  oil  from  its  natural  underground  reservoirs  requires  the  most 
complete  knowledge  possible  on  two  subjects:  First,  the  natural  or 
geological  conditions  governing  the  creation  and  preservation  of  the 
reservoirs,  and  second,  the  artificial  or  mechanical  conditions  created 
near  the  reservoir  by  efforts  to  drill  wells  and  extract  the  oil.  There  is 
absolutely  no  other  way  of  utilizing  the  necessary  knowledge  than  by 
placing  the  sole  responsibility  of  outlining  and  directing  all  develop- 
ment work  in  the  hands  of  men  who  possess  such  knowledge.  The 
solution  of  the  problem,  to  use  other  words,  requires  engineering  skill. 
Such  a  statement  is  not  theoretical  or  visionary,  and  its  correctness  is 
proved  by  the  consideration  of  other  and  similar  industries,  such  as  the 
mining  of  the  important  metals,  in  which  development  work  is  directed 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  29 

as  an  engineering  problem.  Further  proof  that  twentieth  century- 
methods,  using  technical  skill,  are  applicable  to  the  oil-producing  busi- 
ness is  furnished  by  the  fact  that  three  of  the  largest  companies  in 
California  are  employing  such  a  system. 

There  has  been  a  hazy  notion,  among  oil  operators,  of  the  value  of  the 
geological  information  and  numerous  concerns  have  made  an  effort  to 
collect  it  but  have  stopped  short  when  it  came  to  applying  it.  The 
bureau  has  frequently  had  most  elaborate  and  expensive  geological  data 
presented  to  it  in  the  form  of  records,  only  to  find,  on  pursuit  of  an 
inquiry  that  the  so-called  geological  department  of  a  company  had  no 
knowledge  as  to  whether  the  so-called  operating  departments  had  fol- 
lowed the  preliminary  suggestions  and  furthermore,  had  no  knowledge 
of  facts  subsequently  developed  by  drilling  operations.  The  inefficiency 
was  found  to  not  simply  end  with  the  disclosure  that  the  operating 
departments  had  no  knowledge  of  the  preliminary  work  of  the  geological 
departments  but  really  had  no  connected  knowledge  or  records  of  their 
own  drilling  work. 

A  single  example,  chosen  at  random  from  numerous  cases,  may  be  used 
to  illustrate  the  results  of  such  lack  of  sj'-stem.  A  well  costing  about 
$50,000  developed  water  trouble  and  had  never  been  a  satisfactory  pro- 
ducer. The  supposedly  complete  record  of  the  well,  as  furnished  to 
the  bureau  by  the  owners,  simply  showed  that  a  string  of  casing  had 
been  properly  cemented  below  the  w-ater  sand  and  above  the  oil  sand. 
The  owners  had  no  definite  opinion  as  to  the  cause  of  the  trouble  and 
even  expressed  an  inclination  to  plug  and  abandon  the  well,  charging 
the  expense  of  drilling  the  well  to  profit  and  loss. 

Further  inquiry  by  the  bureau  caused  a  more  extended  search  for 
records  kept  by  owners  and  developed  the  fact  that  several  hundred 
feet  of  casing  had  been  lost  during  drilling  operations  and  was  left  in 
such  a  position  that  it  might  form  an  almost  ideal  channel,  through 
which  the  overlying  water  might  descend  to  the  oil-bearing  formation. 
Notwithstanding  the  amount  of  money  invested  in  the  well,  there  had 
apparently  been  no  steps  taken  to  either  demonstrate  or  disprove  such  a 
possibility.  This  particular  well  may,  of  course,  be  repaired  under  the 
direction  of  the  bureau  but  it  seems  almost  incredible  that  a  large  com- 
pany, merely  seeking  profit  from  its  invested  money,  could  have  allowed 
such  a  condition  to  arise  and  exist  for  several  years.  The  employment 
of  a  competent  engineer,  authorized  to  gather  all  the  facts  and  see  that 
his  recommendations  were  carried  out,  would  prevent  such  wastefulness 
and  relieve  the  superintendent  of  unjust  criticism  for  not  attending  to 
details,  which  he  could  not  possibly  carry  along  witli  those  of  his  routine 
work. 

In  addition  to  the  three  very  large  companies  employing  up-to-date 
systems  in  developing  their  lands,  tliere  are  a  number  of  smaller,  yet 


30 


STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


important  companies,  whose  methods  are  so  systematic  and  whose 
records  are  so  valuable  that  stud}^  of  some  of  them  would  be  useful  to 
all  operators  desirous  of  improving  their  own  methods  by  comparison 
with  results  obtained  by  others. 

SUMMARY  OF  WORK  BY  FIELDS. 

The  areas  covered  by  various  deputy  supervisors  together  with  an 
idea  of  the  amount  of  routine  work  handled  by  them  may  be  shown  by 
the  following  tabulation : 

Routine  Notices  and  Decisions. 


Operator,  address  and  district 


5! 

02 

.i? 

to 

> 

c 

a 

£ 

D. 

tn 

D. 

o. 

Z. 

141 

148 

41 

159 

28 

273 

280 

56 

111 

52 

59 

51 

16 

7 

S4 

12 

16 

12 

3 

' 

485 

495 

125 

280 

117 

M  J.  Kirwan,  Coalinga,  Gal.— Coalinga,  Lost 
Hills    and   Belridge 

C.  Naramore,  Taft,  Oal.— McKittrick,  Midway, 
Sunset   and   Kern   River 

R.  B.  Moran,  520  Union  League  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.— Los  Angeles,  Orange  and  Ventura  counties 

R.  E.  Collom,  Santa  Maria,  Cal.— Santa  Maria 
and  outlying  districts 

Totals    


80,702         7,029 


The  unequal  division  of  the  work  is  quite  evident  but  could  not  be 
avoided  owing  to  the  natural  grouping  of  the  various  fields  and  the 
limited  funds  available.  An  attempt  to  equalize  matters  and  give  better 
service  was  made  by  having  Mr.  Collom  at  the  Taft  office  with 
Mr.  Naramore  for  a  part  of  his  time. 

The  work  done  by  M.  J.  Kirwan  is  quite  fully  covered  by  his  o^\ti 
report  (pages  60  to  115),  but  no  reference  is  made  by  him  there,  or 
anywhere  else,  to  the  fact  that  the  money  available  for  this  department 
last  year  made  it  necessary  for  him  to  enter  the  state  service  for  a 
smaller  salary  than  he  had  previously  received  from  Fresno  County, 
and  that  the  state  service  required  him  to  cover  more  territory  and  do 
more  work.  Fortunately  these  conditions  will  be  somewhat  alleviated 
during  the  present  year.  The  average  reader  of  his  report  would  not 
be  advised  thereby,  that  his  work  during  the  previous  years  had  been 
so  well  done  that  he  is  undoubtedly  more  completely  informed  as  to 
underground  conditions  in  the  Coalinga  field,  than  any  other  person. 
Due  to  the  broad  vision  of  the  Coalinga  operators,  who  utilized  the  pre- 
vious law  to  employ  an  engineer  of  Mr.  Kirwan 's  type,  as  Oil  "Well 
Commissioner,  water  conditions  were  better  understood  there  than  in 
any  other  field  at  the  time  this  department  was  created.  Among  the 
advantages  of  the  present  law  to  the  operators  of  that  field,  is  the  fact 
that  means  are  afforded  whereby  the  information  collected  can  be 
definitely  put  into  use. 


FIRST    ANNUAL   REPORT.  31 

The  knowledge  that  there  are  powers  of  compulsion  back  of  the 
present  law,  has  resulted  in  greater  care  being  exercised  by  operators 
in  all  work  affecting  water  conditions,  and  the  advice  of  this  department 
is  requested  to  a  greater  extent  than  was  similar  information  under  the 
previous  law.  During  the  past  year  funds  were  not  available  to  actu- 
ally repair  offending  wells,  but  this  will  probably  be  necessary  at  a  few 
places  during  the  present  year. 

The  fulfillment  of  our  expectations  of  being  able  to  offer  constructive 
advice  in  ncAv  work,  in  addition  to  merely  remedying  past  mistakes,  is 
illustrated  in  the  instance  where  a  productive  sand  was  exposed,  rather 
than  being  flooded,  upon  the  information  furnished  by  this  department. 

The  work  of  this  department  has  also  caused  greater  attention  to  be 
paid  by  operators,  to  the  matter  of  records  of  production  of  their  wells, 
an  elemental  factor  in  proper  accounting  and  management,  which  has 
been  frequently  overlooked. 

An  advantage  to  Coalinga  operators  can  scarcely  fail  to  develop 
merely  from  the  publication  of  the  detailed  report,  setting  forth  sum- 
maries and  conclusions  as  to  geological  conditions. 

The  lists  of  records  received,  and  similar  data,  clearly  indicate  those 
operators  who  are  lax  in  assisting  in  the  work  of  protecting  the  field 
and  when  such  negligence  is  clearly  exposed,  public  sentiment  may  be 
expected  to  serve  a  useful  purpose  without  recourse  to  legal  methods. 
The  list  of  complaints  received,  and  the  manner  of  their  disposal  is 
interesting  and  self  explanatory'.  Particular  attention  is  called  to  the 
subject  of  "edge  water"  in  the  Coalinga  field.  This  encroachment 
means  that  the  problems  being  dealt  with  are  subject  to  constant  change. 

The  work  of  Mr.  Chester  Naramore  during  the  past  year  was  particu- 
larly difficult,  owing  to  the  large  territory  covered,  the  absence  of 
detailed  information  at  his  command  and  a  feeling  of  uneasiness  among 
operators,  that  enforcement  of  the  new  law  might  work  great  hardship. 
His  thorough  knowledge  of  the  oil  business  and  of  the  advantages  to  be 
gained  through  cooperation  of  the  operators,  are  responsible  for  the 
successful  work  of  the  department  in  the  Kern  County  fields. 

A  careful  study  of  his  detailed  report  (pages  116  to  172),  shows, 
that  while  many  operators  have  cooperated  with  us  and  complied  with 
the  law  by  furnishing  the  necessary  logs  and  production  reports,  there 
are  still  so  many  records  not  yet  received  that  a  detailed  summary  of 
field  conditions  is  impossible. 

In  a  field  where  there  is  much  undeveloped  land  and  drilling  of  new 
Avells  is  going  on  continuously,  it  is,  of  course,  most  important  to  see 
that  the  new  work  is  done  in  such  a  manner  as  not  to  cause  damage. 
The  list  of  tests  which  were  made  under  the  direction  of  this  depart- 
ment at  both  new  and  old  wells,  speaks  for  itself  as  to  the  steps  taken  to 
prevent  future  damage.    The  pains  taken  to  see  that  wells  are  properly 


32  STATE    OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

plugged  when  being  abandoned  is  particularly  important  because  it  is 
frequently  almost  impossilile  to  again  work  on  a  well  when  it  is  once 
abandoned.  The  list  of  complaints  filed,  and  action  taken,  shows  the 
extent  to  which  operators  have  relied  upon  the  department. 

Most  important  of  all  the  work,  however,  is  that  devoted  to  showing 
operators  the  methods  necessary  for  them  to  pursue  in  systematizing 
their  own  Avork,  and  a  substantial  advance  has  been  made  along  this  line. 

The  problems  presented  in  the  territory  covered  by  Mr.  E.  B.  Moran 
in  Los  Angeles  and  Orange  counties  are  undoubtedly  more  ditBcult  than 
in  any  of  the  other  California  oil  fields.  This  is  largely  due  to  the  fact 
that  many  of  the  operators  there  do  not  yet  realize  that  it  is  unprofit- 
able to  attempt  to  lift  both  oil  and  water  from  a  well.  No  general  effort 
was  ever  made  to  study  or  correct  water  damage  before  the  passage  of 
the  present  law  and  it  was  commonly  reported  either  that  there  was 
little  or  no  water  trouble  in  the  fields,  or  on  the  other  hand,  that  where 
it  did  exist  it  was  so  widespread  as  to  be  incurable.  In  a  community 
M'here  such  ideas  were  prevalent,  it  is  not  surprising  to  find  that  a 
number  of  operators  have  not  yet  filed  well  logs,  which  is  the  first  step 
toward  receiving  the  benefit  from  the  work  of  this  departinent. 

The  facts  set  forth  in  Mr.  Moran 's  report  (pages  173  to  191),  show 
the  presence  of  considerable  water  in  various  localities.  These  facts 
also  show  that  the  damage  is  not  uniform,  but  that  it  is  localized  around 
certain  wells  or  groups  of  wells,  and  can  therefore  be  profitably 
remedied,  without  the  necessity  of  repairing  all  wells. 

When  a  practically  complete  list  of  logs  has  been  filed,  it  will  be 
possible  to  outline  systematic  plans  for  the  improvement  of  present 
bad  conditions.  The  list  of  decisions  rendered  on  various  wells,  speaks 
for  itself,  as  to  the  work  done  to  prevent  future  damage  from  improp- 
erly drilled  or  abandoned  wells.  One  of  the  cases  of  abandonment 
under  the  direction  of  this  department  prevented  a  lawsuit  that  would 
have  probably  occurred  had  there  been  no  inspection. 

The  work  of  Mr.  R.  E.  Collom  in  the  Santa  Maria  fields  was  difficult 
for  the  reason  that  no  concerted  effort  had  been  previously  made  to 
study  the  underlying  reasons  for  water  entering  the  oil  sands,  the 
previous  law  having  been  chiefly  utilized  in  the  cementing  of  wells. 
His  report  represents  the  sort  of  work  that  this  bureau  must  do  in 
nearly  all  the  other  fields  before  systematic  campaigns  for  improvement 
of  conditions  can  be  outlined. 

Possible  criticism,  that  the  report  of  Mr.  Collom  (pages  192  to  211) 
is  of  such  a  technical  nature  as  not  to  be  understood  by  most  oil  men, 
can  be  answered  by  calling  attention  to  the  fact,  that  the  author  resides 
in  the  same  community  as  the  operators  and  constantly  discusses  with 
them  the  points  which  are  covered  by  the  written  report,  and  also  that 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  33 

enough  companies  will  in  the  future  employ  technically-trained  men 
so  that  a  technical  report  will  be  generally  useful. 

It  was  possible  to  complete  this  work  at  Santa  Maria  because  there 
was  a  comparatively  small  amount  of  routine  work,  such  as  accom- 
panies the  drilling  of  new  wells  and  also  because  Mr.  Collom  was 
intensely  interested  in  solving  the  problem  before  him. 

It  will  be  noted  here,  as  in  other  fields,  that  the  systematic  study 
which  is  necessary  to  intelligently  repair  or  prevent  damage  also 
reveals  possibilities  for  increasing  production  and  developing  oil  sands 
that  might  otherwise  escape  notice  by  some  operators.  There  is  one 
such  case  clearly  set  forth  in  the  Santa  Maria  field  and  should  not 
escape  the  attention  of  an  interested  and  careful  reader.  The  relative 
inactivity  in  the  Santa  Maria  field  during  the  past  year  which  made 
it  possible  for  us  to  completely  study  the  situation  at  the  same  time, 
prevented  extensive  Avork  on  wells,  looking  to  the  definite  location  and 
repair  of  trouble,  because  it  is  most  economically  done  by  operators 
in  conjunction  with  other  work.  Probably  active  development  condi- 
tions during  the  next  year  will  be  such  as  to  justify  considerable  repair 
work. 

It  must  be  particularly  noted  that  the  large  amount  of  water  being 
produced  comes  from  a  limited  number  of  wells,  which  clearly  indicates 
the  possibilities  of  remedying  conditions.  It  was  our  intention  to  make 
a  number  of  experiments  with  dyes  introduced  into  wells  under  such 
conditions  that  results  might  be  carefully  observed  at  neighboring 
wells.  If  properly  carried  on,  such  tests  must  certainly  yield  valuable 
results.  The  present  extremely  high  cost  of  all  dyes  makes  such  work 
impossible  on  any  extensive  scale. 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENT. 

The  money  received  from  collection  by  assessment  comprises  the  oil 
protection  fund  and  is  used  for  two  purposes:  First,  for  the  super- 
vision by  the  Petroleum  Department  of  the  State  IMining  Bureau,  and 
second,  for  the  repair  of  oil  wells.  The  rates  are  determined  in  accord- 
ance with  sections  23,  24,  25,  46,  of  chapter  718  of  the  Statutes  of  1915. 
The  detailed  method  is  as  follows : 

The  sum  of  $45,000  is  annually  available  for  the  support  and  main- 
tenance of  the  department,  and  in  subsequent  years  the  assessment  may 
be  expected  to  cover  only  that  amount.  This  year,  however,  the 
amount  is  much  larger  and  includes  $10,000  for  providing  equipment 
and  and  also  $20,000  for  return  to  the  general  fund  of  the  state,  from 
which  such  an  amount  was  transferred  for  the  maintenance  of  the 
department  from  the  time  of  its  creation  until  funds  were  available 
from  collection  of  assessments,  and  $75,000  to  be  used  in  repairing 
wells.    One-tenth  of  the  total  of  $150,000  is  levied  upon  the  oil  land  of 

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STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


the  state.  The  remaining  nine-tenths  is  levied  upon  the  oil  produced 
and  the  gas  produced  and  sold.  For  the  purpose  of  this  assessment 
10,000  cubic  feet  of  gas  is  considered  equal  to  one  barrel  of  oil.  The 
amounts  of  land,  oil  and  gas  and  the  number  of  producing  wells  in  the 
various  counties  were  determined  to  be  as  follows : 

Producing  Wells,  by  Counties. 


County 


Laud 
(acres) 


Oil 

(barrels) 


Gas 

(lOM) 


Wells 
(number) 


Fresno    

Kern    

Los  Angeles  

Orange  

Ventura     

Santa  Barbara  -- 
San  Luis  Obispo. 
Santa  Clara  

Totals    


12,218 

55,842 

1,946 

3,305 

V49 

5,900 

172 

30 


13,641,325 

53,041,069 
2,673,598 

12,535,457 

872,020 

5,450,534 


1,367 

1,355,505 

31,770 

42,019 


59,539 


16,617 


80,162      88,230,620        1,490,200 


830 
3,873 
564 
414 
318 
403 


7 
6,409 


The  money  to  be  used  in  repairing  wells  is  available  for  use  only  in 
the  county  where  it  is  collected.  Expenditure  in  repairing  wells  is 
to  be  repaid  by  satisfaction  of  a  lien  upon  the  property  where  the 
work  is  done  and  therefore  little  or  no  further  assessment  is  to  be 
expected  for  repairs.  The  rates  applied  in  levying  the  total  assessment 
for  1916-1917  were  $0.1876  per  acre  of  oil  land  and  $0.00151  per  barrel 
of  oil  or  per  10,000  cubic  feet  of  gas. 

The  land  assessed  was  only  such  as  had  been  proved  to  be  productive 
of  oil,  the  principal  factor  in  such  proof  being  completed  wells ;  but 
known  geological  conditions  were  also  considered.  Details  of  most  of 
the  proved  areas  are  shown  by  the  following  township  plats : 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 

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T.32S..R.34E.,2v£D.M.  -         Kern  County. 


T.  1  S.  .R.14W.  S.B.M,  -  LoaANQELES    County. 


FIRST   ANNUAL  REPORT. 

T.  1  S.  ,  R  15W..  SB.  M.  -  LoaJLNOELES    County. 


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T.  8  N. .  R.34W..  S.B.  M.  -  Santa  Barbara  County. 


T   9N  .  R  32W..  S.B.M    -SaNXA  BARBARA  OOUNTY. 


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T.  3  N. .  R  .18 W .  S.B.  M.  -    Ventura       County. 


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T.  4N. .  R.  21W.,  S.B.  M.  -    Ventura        County. 


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CALIFORNIA  STATE   MINING   BUREAU. 

Statement  of  disbursements  from  "Oil  Protection  Fund"  (Chap- 
ter 718,  Statutes  1915),  for  the  Department  of  Petroleum  and  Gas,  for 
the  period  of  August  9,  1915,  to  June  30.  1916: 

Appropriation   $20,000  00 

Disbursements    $19,438  ('.4 

Office  of  headquarters $6,327  S7 

Salaries    $5,251  05 

Equipment    155  00 

Traveling  expenses 735  34 

General  expense  186  48 

Los  Angeles  office 3,092  67 

Salaries    $1,826  66 

Equipment    584  65 

General  expense 681  36 

Coalinga  office   2,940  33 

Salaries    $2,109  06 

Equipment   

General  expense 836  67 

Taft  office 3,882  50 

Salaries    $2,200  00 

Equipment    616  79 

General  expense 1,065  71 

Santa  Maria  office 3,189  27 

Salaries    $1..579  02 

Equipment    770  37 

General  expense 839  88 

Unexpended  balance   561  36 

$20,000  00     $20,000  00 

The  above  statement  represents  the  total  cost  for  supervision  for  the 

period  as  indicated  above.     No  expenditures  were  made  for  repair,  as 

no  funds  were  available  in  the  "County  Repair  Account,"  as  provided 

in  section  46,  Chapter  718,  Statutes  1915. 

Xo  statement  is  made  of  funds  collected,  as  no  assessments  were  due 
during  the  above  period. 

W.  W.  Thayer, 

Secretary. 


60  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


CHAPTER  II. 

COALINGA,  LOST  HILLS  AND  BELRIDGE  FIELDS. 

By   M.  J.   KIRWAN,   Deputy  Supervisor. 
Organization. 

The  Coalinga  office  of  this  department  was  established  August  9, 
1915,  with  the  present  deputy  supervisor  in  charge.  The  office  records 
of  the  Fresno  County  oil  well  commissioner  were  taken  over  and  have 
been  of  considerable  value  to  the  department. 

District. 

The  territory  assigned  to  this  office  includes  the  Coalinga  oil  field  in 
Fresno  County,  and  the  Lost  Hills  and  Belridge  oil  fields  in  Kern 
County  and  intervening  territory  as  far  south  as  the  center  of  T.  29.  S., 
M.  D.  B.  &  M. 

General   statement. 

The  work  of  this  department  was  not  entirely  new  to  the  operators 
in  the  Coalinga  District.  Fresno  County  employed  an  oil  well  com- 
missioner for  several  years  whose  duties  were  similar  to  those  of  the 
present  deputy  supervisor,  the  essential  difference  being  that  under  the 
count}^  plan  no  funds  were  available  for  repair  of  wells  which  were 
flooding  the  oil  producing  formations.  Under  the  present  law  oil 
operators  are  afforded  protection  from  menacing  water  wells  in  the  oil 
fields.  The  fir.st  year's  work  of  this  department  has  been  .spent,  to  a 
large  extent,  in  routine  work  and  collection  of  oil  well  data.  Most  of  the 
operators  were  very  prompt  in  turning  in  the  desired  information, 
which  included  logs  and  well  histories,  also  monthly  production  reports 
showing  the  amounts  of  oil  and  water,  together  with  the  gravitj^  and 
number  of  days  each  well  produced  during  the  month.  A  few  cases 
arose  in  Avhich  it  was  necessary  to  call  the  attention  of  certain  operators 
to  the  fact  that  they  had  not  complied  with  the  law  in  sending  in  notices 
concerning  work  in  progress  in  deepening  or  redrilling  old  wells.  In  a 
few  other  cases  the  information  contained  on  the  notices  was  of  such 
a  meager  character  that  additional  information  was  called  for  before 
a  decision  was  rendered,  and  in  some  instances  this  necessitated  delays 
for  the  operator.  In  this  connection  it  may  be  stated  that  those 
operators  who  were  most  generous  in  the  information  turned  in,  were 
not  delayed  in  their  work  by  this  department. 

Several  cases  arose  in  which  operators  proposed  to  do  certain  work 
in  abandoning  wells  and  an  investigation  by  the  department  showed 
that  plugging  or  other  work  was  not  necessar}'-  as  no  oil  sand  of  com- 
mercial value  was  encountered. 


FIRST    ANNUAL   REPORT.  61 

In  addition  to  the  written  complaints,  a  number  of  informal  com- 
plaints concerning  water  conditions  were  received.  Some  of  the  latter 
were  handled  by  holding  conferences  with  the  operators  involved  and 
others  by  calling  the  attention  of  the  owners  to  the  affected  wells. 
Desirable  results  were  obtained  in  most  cases,  but  in  a  few  others 
results  probably  will  not  be  forthcoming  until  an  order  has  been  i.ssued 
by  the  state  supervisor  demanding  that  certain  repair  work  be  done. 
Some  of  the  complaints  resulted  from  a  misunderstanding  between 
neighboring  companies,  and  on  account  of  their  having  insufficient 
information  concerning  the  neighboring  property.  This  department 
has  settled  many  such  cases  by  an  impartial  presentation  of  the  facts. 

During  the  fiscal  year  420  written  decisions  were  made,  among 
which  were  148  for  tests  of  water  shut  off,  82  for  redrilling  wells  on 
account  of  water  trouble,  76  for  redrilling  in  order  to  increase  produc- 
tion, 23  for  abandonment,  and  141  for  new  wells.  The  supervisor 
did  not  have  occasion  to  reverse  any  of  the  foregoing  decisions,  although 
a  number  of  the  operators'  proposals  for  certain  work  on  wells  were 
rejected.  In  these  cases  the  deputy  made  recommendations  covering 
the  proper  and  necessary  work  on  such  wells.  One  of  these  recom- 
mendations in  the  Coalinga  field  caused  an  operator  to  shut  off  top 
water  100  ft.  higher  than  proposed,  with  the  result  that  a  productive 
oil  sand  was  found  after  drilling  three  feet  ahead  of  the  water  string. 
This  sand  would  have  otherwise  been  passed  through  and  lost. 

In  order  to  avoid  future  trouble  it  is  necessary  that  operators  shut 
oft'  water  at  the  proper  depth  in  a  well.  It  frequently  happens  that  oil 
sands  are  commercially  productive  in  certain  areas  and  the  same  sands 
in  other  areas  carry  but  little  oil.  Operators  in  the  latter  area  may 
desire  to  shut  off  such  sands  to  the  detriment  of  his  neighbor  who  may 
be  producing  from  them.  Other  cases  arise  where  it  is  easier  for  an 
operator  to  shut  off  top  water  in  an  old  well  by  cementing  in  shale 
below  the  top  oil  sand  and  not  take  into  account  the  neighbor  who  may 
be  producing  from  this  upper  sand.  In  plugging  off  bottom  water  in 
some  wells  the  operator  may  permit  oil  sands  under  the  plug  to  be 
exposed  to  the  water  below. 

The  determination  of  the  proper  depth  at  which  water  should  be 
shut  off  has  been  found  to  be  among  the  most  important  phases  of  field 
work  of  this  department. 

The  gathering  and  compilation  of  well  records  by  the  department  has 
been  beneficial  to  oil  operators  in  a  number  of  ways.  While  the  prepa- 
ration of  the  log  records  by  the  various  companies  has  been  more  or  less 
expensive,  many  of  the  companies  found  that  as  a  result  they  have 
better  and  more  complete  data  for  themselves.  In  two  cases  the  depart- 
ment was  able  to  duplicate  company  log  records  which  were  destroyed 
by  fire.     In  several  cases  records  were  furnished  operators  who  came 


62  STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

into  possession  of  properties  of  which  they  had  but  little  information 
concerning  underground  conditions. 

It  is  surprising  that  a  number  of  companies  have  but  single  copies 
of  their  data  in  buildings  susceptible  to  destruction  by  fire. 

Previous  to  the  enactment  of  the  present  law  only  about  30  per  cent 
of  the  operators  under  the  supervision  of  this  office  kept  monthly  records 
showing  the  amounts  of  water  and  oil  produced  by  each  individual 
well.  This  information  is  of  primal  importance  both  to  the  operator 
and  this  department.  To  successfully  manage  a  property  an  operator 
should  know  approximately,  at  least,  the  amount  of  oil  produced  by 
each  well  in  order  to  determine  if  money  is  made  or  lost  in  its  operation. 
There  are  cases  w'here  individual  wells  make  large  quantities  of  water 
and  do  not  produce  sufficient  oil  to  pay  for  their  operation.  They  are 
operated,  however,  to  improve  the  general  water  conditions  of  the 
property.  In  most  of  the  latter  cases  it  would  be  more  profitable  to 
correct  the  trouble  rather  than  produce  the  water.  With  the  aid  of 
monthly  records  the  operator  is  enabled  to  keep  close  watch  on  the 
performance  of  each  of  his  wells.  The  amount  of  water  produced  by 
some  wells  depends  on  the  depth  at  which  they  are  pumped. 

Where  tubing  is  placed  at  the  top  of  the  water  level  in  a  well  and  the 
oil  Avhich  comes  up  through  the  water  removed,  the  production  report 
would  not  reveal  the  true  water  condition  of  the  well. 

Some  of  the  companies  in  the  Coalinga  field  are  keeping  fluid  level 
reports.  These  reports  show  the  depth  to  top  of  the  fluid  in  the  well. 
This  information  is  usually  obtained  when  the  tubing  has  been  pulled. 
One  of  the  larger  companies  in  this  field  makes  considerable  use  of  the 
fluid  level  data  in  detecting  offending  water  wells.  Where  a  group  of 
wells  all  prodvice  considerable  water,  the  one  with  the  highest  fluid 
level,  position  of  the  well  on  the  dip  and  the  age  of  the  well  taken  into 
account,  should  be  among  the  first  to  be  tested. 

COALINGA. 
East  Side  Field — Principal   Formations. 

Big  Blue.  In  the  East  Side  field  the  first  stratum  of  importance 
encountered  in  the  drilling  of  wells  is  a  body  of  shale  known  a.s  "Big 
Blue."  The  approximate  maximum  thickness  of  this  stratum  is  300  ft. 
Toward  the  southeastern  portion  of  the  East  Side  field  interbedded 
layers  of  sand  appear  within  the  Big  Blue.  In  the  early  days  of  drilling 
the  Big  Blue  was  used  as  the  stratum  of  identification  in  correlating 
the  oil  and  water  sands  and  determining  the  proper  points  for  water 
shut  off.  As  the  drilled  area  increased,  however,  it  w^as  found  that  a 
certain  stratum  within  the  Big  Blue,  known  as  tlie  Red  Rock,  gave  more 
accurate  data  for  cunvlation,  especially  in  the  southeastern  portion  of 
the  field. 


FIRST    ANNUAL    REPORT.  63 

Red  Rock.  The  Red  Rock  is  a  shale  composed  of  serpentine  frag- 
ments, the  iron  content  of  the  serpentine  having  been  oxidized.  In  the 
northern  portion  of  the  field  practically  all  of  the  Big  Blue  formation 
is  red  rock.  In  the  soutliern  portion  of  the  field  the  red  rock  stratum 
is  much  thinner.  The  thickness  of  the  red  rock  stratum  here  varies 
from  two  to  ten  feet. 

Principal   Oil  Sands. 

The  horizon  of  productive  oil  sands  lies  below  tlie  red  rock.  In  the 
west  central  portion  of  the  field  the  oil  formations  are  approxi- 
mately 800'  thick.  In  the  southern  portion  of  the  field  the  upper  beds, 
which  should  be  the  stratigraphic  equivalent  of  those  in  the  west  central 
portion,  have  not  been  tested  for  production  because  of  the  presence  of 
an  interlying  water  sand  approximately  350'  below  the  red  rock.  The 
formations  between  this  interlying  water  and  the  red  rock  probably 
could  be  tested  in  a  new  well  without  mucli  additional  expense  over  the 
cost  of  present  wells  in  this  area. 

Brown  Shale.  Underneath  the  oil  horizon  is  a  body  of  brown  shale. 
The  thickness  of  the  brown  shale,  as  shown  by  four  wells  drilled  through 
it,  varies  from  665'  to  880'.  In  general,  on  the  east  side,  wells  are 
drilled  into  brown  shale  unless  interrupted  by  bottom  water  sands. 

infiltration  of  Water. 

Top  Water.  With  a  few  isolated  exceptions,  top  water  trouble  on 
the  east  side  is  confined  to  certain  wells  within  the  bounds  of  Section 
22-19-15.  In  many  of  the  wells  drilled  in  the  north  half  of  Section  22, 
cement  was  not  used  to  shut  off  top  water.  The  records  of  the  wells 
show  that  the  depths  of  water  shut  off  were  not  uniform.  The  top  water 
never  has  been  shut  off  in  a  number  of  wells  in  this  section.  These 
wells  are  undoubtedly  contributing  to  the  water  troubles  of  this  area. 

Bottom  Water.  There  are  six  well  defined  localities  in  the  east  side 
where  bottom  water  has  been  encountered.  From  the  abruptness  with 
which  water  indications  disappear  on  the  borders  of  some  of  these  locali- 
ties and  the  fact  that  sands  of  the  oil  horizon,  except  in  the  north  end, 
can  not  be  correlated  through  any  great  distance,  it  appears  that  the 
bottom  water  must  lie,  as  do  the  oil  sands,  in  leiis-shaped  formations. 
The  water  formations  occupy  varying  positions  with  respect  to  red  rock 
and  brown  shale  in  the  different  localities. 

In  the  producing  area  in  the  northeast  quarter  of  Section  11-20-15, 
and  the  northwest  quarter  of  Section  12-20-15,  bottom  water  has  been 
encountered  at  depths  varying  from  600'  in  the  western  to  660'  in  the 
eastern  portion  below  red  I'oek.  None  of  the  affected  wells  are  drilled 
into  the  brown  shale  in  this  area.  Operators  in  this  area  should  exer- 
cise great  care  in  order  not  to  drill  into  this  bottom  water.  Under 
certain  conditions   it  would  be  necessary  to  seal  oft'  an  oil  sand  just 


64  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

above  the  bottom  water  in  order  to  find  suitable  formation  for  shut  off. 
One  of  the  wells  in  this  area  was  drilled  through  this  water  sand: 
cemented  it  off,  and  entered  an  oil  sand  which  produced  an  average  of 
1,000  bbls.  of  clean  oil  for  three  days.  At  the  end  of  this  time  water 
appeared  in  the  well  and  it  is  now  being  redrilled. 

The  depth  of  the  water  shut  off  below  red  rock  in  this  area  varies 
from  370'  to  430'.  There  are  two  wells  drilled  below  the  water  in  which 
it  is  questionable  whether  plugging  gave  sufficient  protection  to  lower 
oil  sands. 

EAST  SIDE  FIELD. 

The  second  area  under  consideration  includes  wells  within  a  radius 
of  a  little  over  one-half  mile  south  and  east  of  the  northwest  corner  of 
Section  2-20-15,  and  one  well  on  Section  35-19-15.  There  are  14  wells 
in  this  area  which  were  drilled  into  bottom  water.  Six  of  these  wells 
were  drilled  into  the  brown  shale.  In  some  of  the  wells  in  this  area 
it  is  difficult  to  determine  just  which  one  of  the  lower  sands  carries 
water.  The  bottom  water  stratum  has  been  located  definitely  in  three 
wells.  This  bottom  water  probably  lies  in  a  sand  lens.  W.  K.  well  No.  3 
was  drilled  to  brown  shale  and  no  bottom  water  was  encountered.  In 
the  area  within  a  radius  of  two  miles  north  and  west  of  the  northwest 
corner  of  Section  2-20-15  none  of  the  many  wells  drilled  into  the 
brown  shale,  encountered  bottom  water. 

In  the  area  within  a  radius  of  one-half  mile  of  the  northeast  corner 
of  Section  35-19-15  nine  wells  have  been  drilled.  Six  of  these  wells 
Avere  drilled  into  the  brown  shale.  Four  of  these  wells  encountered 
bottom  water  and  plugged  it  off.  In  one  well  the  bottom  water  sand 
is  778'  below  the  red  rock  and  is  the  third  sand  above  the  brown  shale. 
One  of  the  wells  in  this  area  was  drilled  into  bottom  water  and  later 
plugged  and  abandoned. 

In  the  area  comprising  a  group  of  nine  wells  near  the  southwest 
corner  of  Section  28-19-15,  four  wells  encountered  bottom  water.  Two 
of  these  wells  were  drilled  into  the  brown  shale.  The  bottom  Avater 
sand  in  this  area  is  immediately  over  the  brown  shale.  Bottom  water 
was  plugged  off  in  all  of  these  wells. 

Most  of  the  wells  in  the  west  half  of  Section  22-19-15  were  drilled 
to  the  brown  shale.  With  the  exception  of  a  few  wells  along  the  north 
and  south  center  line  of  the  section  no  bottom  water  was  encountered. 
All  wells  which  were  drilled  to  brown  shale  in  the  eastern  portion  of 
Section  22-19-15  encountered  bottom  water,  excepting  one  well  on  the 
south  line.  A  number  of  wells  encountered  bottom  Avater  Avithout  enter- 
ing the  broAvn  shale. 

This  bottom  water  has  contributed  largely  to  the  water  troubles  exist- 
ing in  this  area.    liottom  water  in  a  number  of  cases  has  been  effectively 


FIRST    ANNUAL   REPORT.  65 

plugged  off.     Some  of  the  early  wells  drilled  here  were  abandoned 
without  properly  protecting  the  oil  sands. 

The  Record  Oil  Company  is  now  deepening  well  No.  12  with  the 
intention  of  shutting  off  below  tliis  water.  The  object  is  to  test  forma- 
tions above  the  brown  shale.  These  tests  should  be  of  value  in  deter- 
mining the  relative  positions  of  water  and  oil  sands.  Also  this  work 
should  do  much  toward  substantiating  the  records  of  other  wells  which 
entered  and  successfully  plugged  off  bottom  water.  It  is  expected  that 
the  results  of  the  deepening  of  this  well  will  open  a  way  to  remedy  for 
jiiuch  of  the  water  trouble  in  this  area. 

In  the  area  northeast  of  Section  22-19-15  there  are  several  scattered 
wells  affected  by  bottom  water.  With  the  exception  of  two  wells  this 
water  has  been  plugged  off.  The  other  two  wells  are  being  redrilled 
to  shut  off  the  water. 

LIST  OF   RECORDS. 

Production    Reports. 

Monthly  production  reports  are  received  from  every  producing  com- 
pany in  the  Coaliuga,  Lost  Hills  and  Belridge  districts.  Some  of  these 
reports  are  more  or  less  incomplete  in  the  data  they  convey.  Other 
reports  show  a  lazy  repetition  of  the  same  figures  from  month  to  month 
for  a  given  well.  Aside  from  the  few  cases,  liowever,  of  the  above 
character  the  reports  are  of  a  satisfactory  nature. 

Logs  of  Wells. 

The  following  list  shows  the  number  of  logs,  due  from  oil  companies, 
whicli  have  been  received  in  this  office.  It  also  shows  that  there  are  a 
num])er  of  companies  which  have  not  furnished  this  department  with 
any  logs. 


Log  Summary. 

Field 

Number 
of  logs 
requhed 

Number 
of  logs 
received 

Number 

of  logs 

not  received 

Goalinga 

1,339 
261 
152 

i 

1.102 
247 
145 

237 

Lost  Hills 

14 

Belridge 

7 

5—27014 


66 


STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


COALINGA   FIELD. 


T.   20,    R.    15. 


LOG    RECORD. 


Pec- 
tioii 


35 


36 


Company 


Penn  Coalinga  

Amity  

Zier 

Acorn   

Homestead   Bevelopment 

Spinks  Crude  

Coalinga  Unity  

Pilot   

British  Consolidated  

Ward  

Seneca  

Shawmut    

K.  T.   &  O 

Union   

Coalinga  Income  

Coalinga   Petroleum   

Queen    

Arizona    Petroleum    

.Strong    

Ophir    

K.  T.   &   O 

St.   Paul  Consolidated—. 

Inca  

Traders    

Premier   

Claremont   

Salvia  

Wrenn   &  McQuigg 

K.  T.   &   O 

Coalinga    Homestake   

Hawkeye  

Shandon    

Traders    

Ozark   

Coalinga   Crude  

Circle    

Traders   

Associated   


Number 
of  logs 
reQUircd 


Totals 


Number 
of  logs 
received 


336 


Number 
of  logs 

not 
received 


FIRST    ANNUM.   REPORT. 


67 


COALINGA   FIELD. 


T.  19,   R.  15. 


LOG    RECORD. 


Sec- 
lion 


3 
30 

11 

12 

14 
15 
17 
20 
21 
22 


Company 


General  Petroleum   

Shell    Company    

Imperial    

K.  T.   &  O 

Shell    Company    

Coalinga  Midland  

K.  T.   &   O 

Lorene   

British  Consolidated  

Shell  Company  

Shell    Company    

Western    States    

Standard    -— 

Shell  Company  

Record    

Caribou    

Sauer  Dough   

Associated    National-30    ... 

Coalinga   Peerless  

Good   Luck   Oil   Company. 

Shell  (Merced)  

SheU   (Camwell)   

Shell    (Twenty-two)    

Camwell    

Shell  Company  

Coalinga  Metropolis   

Shell  Company  

Standard    

Shell  Company  

^tna   Petroleum  

Coalinga  Crown  

K.    T.    &    O 

Commercial   Petroleum    ... 

W.    M.    &    M... 

Confidence   

Aztec  

Main  State  and  Guthrie... 

American   Petroleum  

Pantheon   

Call   

Coalinga  Empire  

K.  T.   &   O 

Shell  Company  

K.  T.   &   O... 

Standard  

Shell  Company  

Totals    


Number 

Number 

of  logs 

of  l01!» 

of  logs 

Itemarks 

requlied 

receivKcl 

received 

8 

8 

0 

1 

0 

1 

1 

1 

0 

2 

2 

0 

10 

10 

0 

1 

0 

1 

18 

18 

0 

1 

0 

1 

2 

0 

2 

20 

20 

0 

1 

1 

0 

3 

1 

2 

18 

9 

9 

10 

10 

0 

13 

13 

0 

26 

23 

3 

Old  11,  18,  19,  lost. 

10 

10 

0 

10 

10 

0 

20 

20 

0 

Blue  print  logs. 

6 

0 

6 

5 

5 

0 

Logs  incomplete. 

6 

6 

0 

Logs  incomplete. 

2 

0 

2 

3 

3 

0 

19 

19 

0 

1 

1 

0 

78 

78 

0 

96 

52 

44 

(Large   number  of 

5 

5 

0 

wells  drilled  by  for- 

1 

0 

1 

mer     owners.      N  o 

1 

0 

1 

record.) 

9 

9 

0 

16 

16 

0 

8 

8 

0 

15 

15 

0 

3 

3 

0 

15 

15 

0 

5 

5 

0 

2 

2 

0 

3 

3 

0 

4 

0 

4 

2 

2 

0 

31 

31 

0 

15 

15 

0 

5 

5 

0 

1 

1 

0 

532 

455 

77 

6S 


STATE    OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


COALINGA   FIELD. 


T.  20,    R.   15. 


LOG   RECORD. 


Sec- 
tion 


Company 


Number 
of  logs 
required 


Number 
of  logs 
received 


Number 
of  logs 

not 
received 


19 


32 


K.   T.    &   O 

Shell  Company  

K.  T.   &  O 

Union  

Castle  

American   Petroleum   . 

General  Petroleum   

New  S.  F.   Crude 

York   Coalinga   

Mercantile  Crude  

H.  W.   &  B 

Section   7   

Coalinga   Pacific  

Ariea  

K.  T.   &   O 

Coalinga   8   

Coalinga   National   

Coalinga  Security  

M.    K.    &    T 

K.   T.    &   O 

Coalinga   Mohawk   

Wilcox  &  Fleischacker. 
Vancouver   Coalinga   _ 

Oil  p:xploration   

American  Petroleum  . 
Nevada  Petroleum  ._. 
Lakeport   Petroleum  . 

Oil  Exploration   

American   Petroleum   . 

K.   T.    &   0 

Nevada  Petroleum  -— 
American  Petroleum  . 
Nevada   Petroleum  ._. 

Creme    Petroleum   

K.  T.   &  O 

Coalinga  Syndicate  -- 
Valley  

Totals    


320 


FIRST    ANNUAL   REPORT. 


69 


COALINGA   FIELD. 


T  21,   R.  15. 


LOG  RECORD. 


Sec- 
tion 


Company 


Number  Number 
of  loss  j  of  logs 
reQuired       received 


Number 
of  logs 

not 
received 


I  California  Oil  and  Gas... 

.Teffers'in  

Section   6   

Los    Angeles    Coalinga 

Coalinga   Red   Top 

Coalinga  AUadin  

Liicile   

De  Luxe  

Amy    

Silver   Tip   

Shreeves    

Muriel  

Marian  

.Six  Acre  

Pacific   States   

Blue   Moon   .. 

K.  T.   &   O 

Associated    

Canadian   Coalinga  

Boychester  

Consolidated    

Best  Tct   

Blair   

Coalinga  Hub  

Azores    

Bohemian   

Esperanza   Land   and  Oil- 
Peoples    Associated    


Totals 


24 


COALINGA   FIELD. 


T.  21,   R.  14. 


LOG   RECORD. 


Sec- 
tion 


Company 


Number  !  Number 
nf  IrpRS  I  of  logs 
required      received 


Number 
of  logs 

not 
received 


White   Creek   Coalinga 

Sixikanc    Coalinga    

Berkeley    Coalinga    

Washington  Coalinga  

Henry    Greve    

Phelps    &    Cheney 

Hydraulic   Drilling   Company 

Fifty-seven    

Santa    Rosa    

Commercial  Petroleum  

Ksperanza   I-and   and   Oil   Company. 

Totals    


1 

0 

1 

1 

0 

1 

2 

0 ; 

2 

1 

0 

1 

31 

5  , 

! 

26 

70 


STATE    OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


COALINGA    FIELD. 


T.  18,   R.  14. 
Miscellaneous. 


LOG    RECORD. 


flec- 
tion 


Company 


Number 
of  logs 
required 


Number 
of  logs 
received 


Number 
of  logs 

not 
received 


Peerless    Consolidated    - 

T.    18.    R.    15, 

Standard    

Tavern  

T.  20,  R.  16. 

Phoenix  Investment  

Southeastern    

Totals    


LOST   HILLS  FIELD. 


LOG   RECORD. 


o 

t3* 

w 

c 
f 

20 
21 
21 

3 

Company 

Number 
of  logs 
required 

Number 
of  logs 
received 

Number 
of  logs 

not 
received 

Remariss 

96 

3 

12 
13 

14 
24 
18 
19 
20 
29 
30 

32 
33 
3 

4 

5 

7 
9 

17 

Associated 

1 

1 
2 
5 

28 
6 
1 
4 
2 
14 
2 
8 
12 
11 
39 
2 
1 

40 
38 
5 
10 
4 
2 
8 
1 

12 
1 
1 

1 

1 

2 

5 

28 

4 

1 

4 

2 

14 

2 

8 

12 

11 

39 

2 

0 

32 

38 

5 

10 

4 

2 

8 

0 

11 

0 

1 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

1 

8 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

1 

1 
1 

0 

B.  B.  &  E.  R.  IXidley  Pet.  Co. 
Baker    &    Henshaw 

B.  B.  &  E.  R.  Dudley  Pet.  Co. 
Associated      --       -  --       -_    . 

Lost    Hills    Development 

Associated       -      - 

Blue  print  logs. 

California   Star  .    ... . 

26 

Universal    

Lost    Hills    Development 

Universal     ..       

Associated  _- 

Devil's    Den    Consolidated 

Universal   

Universal       .    -    _ 

Associated        -      - 

27 

Standard 

Standard    -—  -  .    

General  Petroleum     .-  _    .  .  . 

B.  B.  &  E.  R.  Dudley  Pet.  Co. 
Standard    (Vulcan)    . . 

General  Petroleum  _.  — .  _  .  . 

Natoma    __.       ..  

Universal 

Lindsay  Oil  Company 

Standard       .-.  .— ..  _ 

B.  B.  &  E.  R.  Dudley  Pet.  Co. 
Associated  ..  -      .. 

Totals    —    

261 

247 

14 

FIRST    ANNUAL   REPORT. 


71 


BELRIDGE   FIELD. 


LOG   RECORD. 


Number  |  Number 
of  logs  \  of  logs 
required   i   received 


Number 
of  logs 

not 
received 


27     20     22     Associated 


28 


27  Associated  

34  Reward    

35  Belridge    

21     20  Belridge    

28  Belridge    

29  Belridge    

32  Belridge    

33  Belridge    

34  Belridge    

2  General  Petroleum 

3  General  Petroleum 
11  General    Petroleum 


Totals 


21 


1 

1 

0 

3 

1 

7 

14 

32 

40 

14 

5 

26 

1 


Maps. 

The  following  maps  and  drawings  are  on  file  in  this  office : 

One  map  of  underground  contours  of  top  of  producing  oil  sand  in 
southwestern  part  of  Coalinga  Field;  .scale  600'  to  V  (include  Sec- 
tion 25;  Section  36-20-14;  Section  30  and  31-20-15;  Section  5,  6,  7, 
and  8-21-15). 

One  topographic  map  of  the  Coalinga  District,  .scale  1"  to  2000',  con- 
tour interval  20'. 

Five  maps  of  Coalinga  District,  data  compiled  or  gathered  from 
ditferent  sources. 

List  of  elevations  of  wells  in  Coalinga  District. 

Numerous  small  map.s  and  drawings  showing  property  lines  and  well 
locations. 

Five  maps  of  Universal  Oil  Company  properties  in  Lost  Hills. 

Thirteen  maps  showing  locations  and  elevations  of  all  wells  on  prop- 
erties of  the  Shell  Company  of  California. 

One  map  of  the  Belridge  Oil  Field. 

Two  maps  showing  well  locations  of  Belridge  and  Lost  Hills  proper- 
ties of  the  General  Petroleum  Company. 

One  map  showing  the  well  locations  of  California  Star  Oil  Company 
property  in  Lost  Hills. 

Two  maps  showing  well  locations  on  Lost  Hills  property  of  the  Lost 
Hills  Development  Company. 

Cross  Sections. 

A  number  of  cross-sectional  drawings  showing  fluid  levels  in  wells. 

A  number  of  drawings  showing  graphic  water  curves  for  certain 
wells. 

There  are  119  well  cross  sections,  on  tracing  cloth,  on  file  in  this  office. 
One  of  these  sections  shows  a  line  of  51  wells. 

There  are  also  on  file  350  blue  prints  graphic  well  logs. 


72  STATE    OIL    AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Correspondence,  Etc. 

'riici-c  is  a  eoinplt'te  scgrcgatod  file  iti  this  ofificc  for  all  ('orrcspondcnce, 
official  notices  and  decisions. 

Peg    Models. 

The  following  peg  models  are  set  up  in  this  ofiPice: 

Complete  peg  model  of  Section  6-21-15,  scale  100'  to  1".     Thanks 
are  due  to  Mr.  L.  L.  Richard  of  the  California  Oil  and  Gas  Company 
for  assi.stanee  in  preparation  of  this  model.     This  model  also  includes 
a  number  of  wells  in  sections  bounding  Section  6-21-15. 
portion  of  Section  27-19-15,  and  35-19-15. 

Peg  model  of  11  wells  around  the  common  corner  of  28,  29  and 
33-19-15.     Scale  100'  to  1". 

Peg  model  of  east  half  of  Section  6-20-15  and  south  line  wells  of 
Section  31-19-15.     Scale  100'  to  1". 

Peg  model  of  a  large  part  of  Lost  Hills  Field  which  includes  Sec- 
tions 12,  13  and  24  on  26-20,  and  Sections  18  and  19  on  26-21.  Scale 
100'  to  1". 

Thanks  are  due  to  various  operating  companies  in  Coalinga,  Lost 
Hills  and  Belridge  districts,  who  have  presented  to  this  office  maps  and 
other  di'a wings  showing  property  lines,  locations  of  wells,  elevations,  etc. 

COMPLAINTS. 

Complaint  No.  1. 

Creme  Petroleum  Company.    Well  No.  1. 

On  September  13,  1915,  the  American  Petroleum  Company  entered  a 
written  complaint  with  this  department  against  well  No.  1  of  the 
Creme  Petroleum  Company  on  Section  30-20-15.  It  is  supposed  that 
this  well  is  making  top  water  and  contributing  to  water  troubles  of 
wells  in  its  immediate  neighborhood. 

The  American  Petroleum  Company  proposed  that  the  State  Mining 
Bureau  enter  into  a  written  agreement  whereby  the  American  Petro- 
leum Company  and  Nevada  Petroleum  Company  should  furnish 
sufficient  money  to  repair  this  well,  as  there  was  no  funds  at  the  dis- 
posal of  the  State  Mining  Bureau  for  repair  purposes  at  this  time,  with 
the  understanding  that  such  money  be  returned  to  them  from  the  repair 
fund  which  would  be  available  at  the  beginning  of  the  fiscal  year, 
July  1,  1916. 

A  number  of  legal  complications  arose  Avhich  made  this  proposal 
untenable. 

Under  date  of  December  3,  1915,  the  Nevada  Petroleum  Company 
entered  written  complaint  against  the  Creme  Petroleum  Company  well 
No.  1  stating  that  it  appears  that  it  is  the  duty  of  this  department  to 
take  charge  of  Creme  Petroleum  Company  No.  1  well  and  endeavor  to 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  73 

pioteet  surrounding  properties  from  the  encroachnjeut  of  water 
originating  in  this  well. 

As  lias  been  stated  there  was  no  repair  fund  available  at  the  time 
of  these  complaints  against  the  Creme  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1, 
eonsequently  nothing  has  been  done  in  the  matter. 

I  recommend  that  steps  be  taken  by  this  department  to  investigate 
and  pcssibly  repair  this  well,  as  the  first  operation  in  clearing  up  the 
water  situation  in  this  neighborhood. 

Complaint  No.  2. 

Kern  Trading  and  Oil  Company.     Well  No.  40,  Section  33 — 19-15. 

In  this  well  the  sand  at  2928  ft.  was  charaetei'ized  by  the  K.  T. 
;ind  0.  Company  as  a  doubtful  sand,  meaning  that  it  is  an  oil  sand 
which  may  carry  water.  It  is  possible  that  the  original  cementing  job 
on  this  well  was  a  failure  and.  due  to  the  position  of  the  M'ater  string, 
it  was  practically  impossible  to  bridge  and  test  this  sand. 

The  proposal  of  the  K.  T.  and  0.  Company  was  that  they  cement  this 
well  again  below  this  sand,  after  .shooting  up  the  former  water  string, 
with  the  intention  of  forcing  cement  above  this  sand  and  thereby  pro- 
loeting  it,  although  the  superintendent  for  the  Standard  Oil  Company 
was  of  the  opinion  that  the  company  in  doing  this  Avork  was  shutting 
off  an  oil  sand. 

In  view  of  the  doubtful  character  of  this  sand  and  the  fact  that  some 
of  the  adjoining  wells  of  neighboring  companies  had  shut  off  this  sand, 
the  proposal  was  approved  by  our  department. 

C  out  plaint  No.  3. 

Inca  Oil  Company.     Well  No.  7,  Section  24-20-14. 

Under  date  of  November  23,  1915,  a  written  complaint  was  received 
from  Mr.  ]\IcQuigg,  president  of  the  Traders  Oil  Company,  stating  that 
he  was  of  the  opinion  that  the  water  from  the  Inca  Oil  Company  well 
No.  7  directly  affected  Traders  Oil  Company  well  No.  9  on  Sec- 
tion 24-20-14. 

I  replied  to  Mr.  ]\IcQuigg,  stating  that  a  few  days  previous  to  receipt 
of  this  complaint  the  superintendent  of  the  Inca  Oil  Company  came  to 
me  to  discuss  the  manner  in  which  he  should  test  this  well  for  possible 
water  trouble.  I  suggested  that  he  carry  out  his  idea  of  first  testing 
the  well  with  packer  and  later  by  plugging  above  the  oil  sand  if 
iit'cessary. 

On  December  9,  1915,  i\Ir.  ^McQuigg  entered  a  supplemental  com- 
plaint against  the  Inca  Oil  Company  well  No.  7,  stating  that  he  did  not 
understand  why  there  would  be  any  unnecessary  delay  in  the  matter. 
I  replied  that  the  Inca  Oil  Company  had  started  testing  No.  7  well. 

This  well  was  tested  by  plugging  to  1031  ft.,  which  point  was  30' 


74  STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

below  the  shoe  of  the  water  string.     This  test  proved  conclusively  that 
this  well  was  not  making  top  water. 

In  view  of  the  proof  that  Ineca  well  No.  7  conld  not  be  contributing 
to  Traders  No.  9  water  trouble,  I  think  that  it  would  be  well  for  the 
Traders  Oil  Company  to  carry  out  my  suggestion  of  February  7th,  and 
test  their  well  No.  9  in  order  to  determine  if  this  well  is  making  its 
own  water. 

Complaint  No.  4. 

Coalinga  Midland  Well  No.  1.     Section  10-19-15. 

On  October  5,  1915,  the  Shell  Company  called  attention  to  the 
Coalinga  Midland  Oil  Company  well  No.  1  stating  that  they  had  grave 
doubts  as  to  the  condition  of  this  well  and  requesting  that  we  make  an 
investigation. 

The  Shell  Company  inade  a  proposal  to  test  out  this  well  for  the 
Coalinga  IMidland  Oil  Company,  with  the  idea  of  determining  whether 
or  not  it  could  be  made  a  producer.  If  not,  they  proposed  to  abandon 
the  well  under  the  supervision  of  this  department. 

This  proposal  apparently  was  unsatisfactory  to  officials  of  the  Mid- 
land Oil  Companj'.  After  the  failure  of  negotiations  between  the  Shell 
Company  and  the  Midland  Oil  Company  nothing  further  was  done. 

In  view  of  the  foregoing  I  think  that  it  would  be  well  to  order  the 
Coalinga  Midland  Oil  Company  to  open  up  this  well  with  the  idea  of 
determining  its  physical  condition  or  furnish  sufficient  proof  that  this 
well  is  not  a  menace  to  the  possible  producing  sands  on  this  section. 

Complaint  No.  5. 

Traders  Oil  Company.     Well  No.  20. 

Under  date  of  April  22,  1916,  a  written  complaint  was  received  from 
the  Ozark  Oil  Company  stating  that  Traders  Oil  Company  well  No.  20, 
on  Section  24-20-14  had  been  making  about  48  per  cent  water  for  the  ] 
past  sixty  days.     The  Ozark  Oil  Company  stated  that  they  considered 
that  this  well  was  a  menace  to  their  property. 

This  complaint  was  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  Traders  Oil  Com- 
pany. Mr.  McQuigg  replied  that  this  well  did  not  make  any  perceptible 
amount  of  water. 

An  investigation  was  made  of  this  well  by  taking  a  series  of  lead 
line  samples.  These  samples  showed  that  the  well  was  making  over 
50  per  cent  water.  Data  were  submitted  on  this  -well,  covering  tests 
made  at  the  intervals  from  April  24,  1916,  up  to  the  present  time. 
These  tests  show  no  change  in  the  condition  of  the  well. 

The  matter  was  taken  up  further  with  Mr.  IMcQuigg  of  the  Traders 
Oil  Company  on  May  12,  1916,  citing  dates  and  results  of  lead  line 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  75 

tests  made  by  the  Ozark  Oil  Company.  These  data  were  supplemented 
by  similar  tests  made  by  this  department.  The  monthly  production 
report  rendered  by  the  Traders  Oil  Company  showed  this  well  to  be 
making  10  per  cent  water  from  October,  1915,  up  to  the  prasent  time. 
Mr.  McQuigg's  attention  was  called  to  the  difference  between  these 
figures  and  the  data  submitted  to  him.  He  made  no  further  reply  in 
the  matter. 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  figures  given  on  the  monthly  production 
report  of  the  Traders  Oil  Company  are  simply  duplications  of  the 
figures  given  for  the  previous  month,  and  that,  in  the  case  of  above 
mentioned  No.  20  well,  the  figures  given  are  far  from  accurate,  it  is 
evident  that  the  Traders  Oil  Company  is  not  making  an  earnest  effort 

r   to  assist  this  department  in  the  solution  of  the  water  problem  in  this 
particular  part  of  the  field. 

Tliere  is  very  little  free  water  being  pumped.     The  well  pumps  a 

I    reddish  emulsion  testing  48  per  cent  water. 

Aside  from  inaccuracy  of  figures  presented  by  the  Traders  Oil  Com- 
pany I  do  not  consider  that  the  condition  of  this  well  is  serious. 

t 

Complain  I  Xo.  6. 

B.    B.    &    E.    R.    Dudley    Petroleum    Company.     Well    No.    4, 
Section  5-27-21. 

On  Fel)ruary  5,  1916,  ^Ir.  P.  Chappelett,  field  manager  of  the  Gen- 
eral Petroleum  Company,  called  the  attention  of  this  department  to 
the  fact  that  the  Dudley  Petroleum  Company  had  deepened  No.  4  well 
into  tlie  lower  oil  sand  without  cementing  off  top  water. 

The  facts  of  the  case  were  that  when  the  Dudley  Petroleum  Company 
was  preparing  to  cement  the  8^''  string  the  casing  froze  at  1279  ft.  and 
the  well  started  flowing.  Official  tests  were  made  of  the  production 
and  none  of  them  showed  any  water,  and  it  was  therefore  concluded 
tliat  water  was  shut  off  when  casing  froze  up.  This  fact  was  commu- 
nicated to  ]\rr.  Chappelett. 

Complaint  No.  7. 

Universal  Oil  Company.    Well  No.  3,  Section  5-27-21. 

On  February  5,  1916,  Mr.  Chappelett  of  the  General  Petroleum  Coni- 
])any  filed  written  complaint  against  the  Universal  Oil  Company  well 
No.  'i  stating  that  this  well  was  drilled  into  lower  sand  and  was  pro- 
ducing water. 

This  matter  was  taken  up  with  the  Universal  Oil  Company,  and  this 
company,  at  my  request,  made  a  48-hour  gauge  of  this  well  which 
showed  the  well  to  be  making  15  per  cent  water  in  a  total  fluid  produc- 
tion of  17  barrels. 

A  communication  was  .sent  to  ^Ir.  Chappelett  informing  him  of  the 
results  of  this  test. 


76  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

Complaint  No.  8. 

Belridge  Oil  Company.     Well  No.  6,  Section  35-27-20. 

On  January  10,  1916,  tlie  attention  of  the  San  Francisco  office  of 
this  department  was  directed  to  the  heavy  flow  of  gas  wasting  from 
tlie  Belridge  Oil  Company  well  No.  6. 

A  conversation  with  the  superintendent  of  this  company  brought 
out  the  following  information: 

"While  drilling  this  well  a  heavy  flow  of  gas  was  encountered  at 
3750'  in  shale.  This  gas  came  from  behind  the  6^"  water  string 
whieli  was  cemented  at  3800  feet.  ]\Ieasurements  showed  a  flow  of 
over  3.000,000  en.  ft.  of  gas  per  day. 

This  matter  Avas  taken  up  with  the  Belridge  Oil  Company  and 
after  considerable  discussion  and  some  delay  the  flow  of  gas  was  put 
under  control  and  the  gas  is  now  being  sold  to  neighbors  for  drilling 
and  lighting  purposes. 

SUMMARY   OF   WATER   CONDITIONS. 
Lost    Hills    District. 

General  statement. 

The  present  producing  area  of  the  Lost  Hills  Field  stretches  along 
the  crest  of  an  anticline  and  is  included  in  Sections  12,  13  and  24  in 
T.  26  S.,  R.  20  E.,  and  18,  19,  29,  30,  32  and  33  in  T.  26  S.,  21  E.;  and 
Sections  4,  5  and  9  in  T.  27  S.,  21  E.  The  anticline  plunges  to  the  south- 
east. In  the  north  end  of  the  present  proved  area  productive  sands 
are  encountered  at  a  depth  of  280'.  The  stratigraphic  equivalent  of 
the  shallow  north  end  sands  appears  to  be  missing  in  the  south  end  of 
the  field.  The  length  of  this  area  is  six  miles.  The  present  proved 
area  is  approximately  2000'  wide  in  the  north  end  and  the  southerly 
portion  widens  out  to  4000  feet. 

There  are  261  wells  in  the  Lost  Hills  Field.  There  were  212  wells 
producing  during  the  month  of  June,  1916.  These  wells  produced  a 
total  of  587,925  bbls.  of  fluid,  of  which  307,116  bbls.  were  Avater  and 
280,809  bbls.  were  oil.  During  the  last  year  10  wells  were  redrilled 
because  of  water  trouble,  and  18  wells  were  redrilled  or  deepened  to 
increase  production,  and  2  wells  abandoned,  under  the  supervision 
of  this  department. 

While  it  Avould  seem  from  these  figures  that  there  is  an  extraor- 
dinary amount  of  water  being  produced  in  the  Lost  Hills  Field,  it 
must  be  remembered  that  a  number  of  these  wells  produce  large 
individual  amounts  of  oil  also.  There  are  14  Avells  in  the  Lost  Hills 
Field  which  produce  more  than  5000  bbls.  of  water  per  month.  One 
of  these  wells  produces  80,000  bbls.  of  water  per  month. 

The  exact  source  of  this  water  is  somewhat  cf  a  problem  because 
records  on  Avells  drilled  prior  to  the  time  this  department  started 
receiving  reports  are  not  at  hand,  the  original  condition  of  a  number 


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First  an^tual  report.  77 


of  wells  is  unknown.  It  is  known,  however,  that  in  the  case  of  most 
wells    that    produce    heavy    oil,    the   production   showed    considerable 

water  from  the  time  the  wells  were  drilled  into  the  oil  sand.  The 
records  of  the  newer  wells  of  which  this  department  has  received 
production  reports  reveal  this  same  condition. 

Causes  of  Water  Infiltration. 

In  tlie  southern  part  of  tlie  Lost  Hills  area.  Sections  4  and  5  in 
T.  27  S.,  R.  21  E.,  the  oil  raniJ^es  in  gravity  from  30  to  38  degrees 
Baume.  Ninety  per  cent  of  the  wells  in  this  area  prodnce  no  appre- 
ciable amount  of  water.  The  production  of  a  number  of  wells  in  this 
area  show  no  water  at  all  by  centrifugal  tests. 

In  the  northwest  corner  of  this  area  three  wells  were  deepened  in 
order  to  produce  from  lower  sands.  In  deepening,  the  top  oil  sand 
was  shut  off  because  of  the  appearance  of  water  from  an  undeter- 
mined source.  This  top  oil  sand,  which  is  showing  water,  is  not 
present,  so  far  as  is  known,  in  the  southern  end  of  the  area  under 
discussion. 

The  producing  area,  roughly  defined  by  the  boundaries  of  Sec- 
tion 32-26-21  yields  both  heavy  oil  and  light  oil  production.  The 
gravities  range  from  15  to  32  degrees  Baume.  In  the  southwestern 
portion  of  this  area  three  wells  were  deepened  and  the  former  top  oil 
sands  shut  off  on  account  of  the  water  content.  This  procedure 
was  followed  because  other  wells  in  this  area  previously  had  been 
iii'ated  in  this  manner. 

In  the  first  well  in  this  area,  deepened  under  the  supervision  of  this 
department,  a  bridge  was  set  between  the  oil  sand  and  shoe  of  water 
string.  The  well  was  bailed  dry  and  stood  so  for  three  days.  This 
demonstrated  that  top  water  was  not  moving  into  the  oil  sands.  These 
deepening  operations  gave  satisfactory-  results.  The  lower  oil  sand 
should  be  protected  from  upper  water  in  every  well  in  this  area. 

The  Universal  Oil  Company  well  No.  1  on  Section  30-26-21  (Dis- 
covery Well  in  Lost  Hills  Field),  was  tested  for  top  water  under  the 
supervision  of  this  department.  The  water  string  in  the  well  consists 
cf  300'  of  stovepipe  casing,  landed  220'  above  the  oil  sand.  The  test 
for  top  water  was  made  by  l)ridging  up  to  469'.  The  well  was  bailed 
dry  and  stood  for  24  hours.  This  showed  that  the  water  that  this  well 
was  making  previoiLS  to  test  came  through  the  oil  sand.  This  may  be 
edge  water. 

In  the  productive  area  north  and  west  of  Section  19-26-21,  the 
wells  drilled  along  the  crest  of  tlie  anticline  generally  do  not  need  a 
watei-  string.  However,  as  wells  are  drilk'd  out  on  the  flanks  of  tiie 
anticline  in  this  area,  water  appears  in  the  initial  production  of  the 
wells.     "Wells  drilled  in  this  area  show,  however,  that  water  appears 


78  STATE   OIL   AND    (3AS    SUPERVISOR. 

at  a  greater  distance  from  the  axis  of  the  anticline  in  the  deeper 
sands  than  in  the  top  sands.  It  is  therefore  necessary  to  shut  off  top 
water  at  increasing  depths  stratigraphically  as  drilling  progresses  out- 
ward on  the  flanks  of  the  anticline  in  order  to  get  clean  production 
from  lower  sands.  The  prevailing  opinion  among  operators  in  this 
area  is  that  this  is  an  edge  water  condition. 

It  is  a  peculiar  fact  that  in  the  area  around  the  northeast  corner 
of  Section  24-26-20  no  bottom  water  has  been  encountered  in  welLs 
drilled  1000'  or  deeper.  In  the  south  central  part  of  Section  19-26-21, 
however,  bottom  water  was  encountered  at  530'  and  in  the  east  central 
portion  of  Section  13-26-20,  bottom  water  was  found  at  675'. 

The  Baker  and  Henshaw  Oil  Company,  drilling  at  the  southwest 
corner  of  Section  12-26-20,  encountered  an  oil  sand  at  1200'.  It  is 
probable  that  the  formation  from  which  this  well  is  producing  has 
not  been  encountered  in  Section  13-26-20.  This  company  is  now 
engaged  in  deepening  well  No.  1  on  the  same  property  with  the  idea 
of  determining  the  water  conditions  in  these  lower  formations. 


New  Wells. 

The  following  notices  of  intention  to  drill  new  wells  in  the  Lost 
Hills  Field  were  received: 


S' 

2 

25 

19 

3 

26 

20 

11 

26 

20 

12 

26 

20 

13 

26 

20 

24 

26 

20 

19 

26 

21 

32 

26 

21 

4 

27 

21 

5 

27 

21 

9 

27 

21 

17 

27 

21 

Number 
of  new 
welJs 


Crescent  Petroleum  

B.  B.  &  E.  R.  Dudley  Petroleum  Company 
B.  B.  &  K.  R.  Dudley  Petroleum  Company 

Baker   &   Henshaw 

Associated    

Lost  Hills  Development  Company 

B.  B.  &  E.  R.  Dudley  Petroleum  Company 

California    Star   

Lost  Hills  Development  Company 

Universal  Oil  Company  

General    Petroleum    Company 

Standard  Oil  

General  Petroleum  Company  

Standard   Oil   Company   

B.  B.  &  E.  R.  Dudley  Petroleum  Company 

Standard  Oil  Company  

B.  B.  &  E.  R.  Dudley  Petroleum  Company 
Associated  Oil  Company 


Total 


Tests  of  Water  Shut  Off. 


During  the  year  covered  by  this  report,  ending  July  1,  1916,  63  tests 
of  water  shut  were  made  under  the  supervision  of  this  department, 
in  the  Lost  Hills  District.  With  a  few  exceptions  the  tests  of  water 
shut  off  were  accepted  and  passed  by  this  department.    In  cases  where 


FIRST  ANNUAL  REPORT.  79 

the  bailing  tests  did  not  prove  satisfactory  new  water  strings  were 
put  in  where  necessary,  and  in  others  pumping  tests  were  ordered. 

Early  in  the  present  year  it  became  evident,  because  of  the  increas- 
ing amount  of  drilling,  that  it  was  not  possible  for  the  deputy  super- 
visor to  be  present  at  all  of  the  tests  for  water  shut  off.  In  order  to 
relieve  this  situation  special  deputies  were  appointed  to  act  for  the 
deputy  supervisor  whenever  he  was  unable  to  bo  present. 

Thanks  are  due  Messrs.  W.  L.  McLaine,  E.  J.  Schneider  and  K.  E. 
Stearns,  who  have  cooperated  with  the  work  of  this  department  in 
acting  without  compensation  as  special  deputies  in  the  Lost  Hills 
District,  for  the  purpose  of  witnessing  tests  when  it  was  impossible 
for  me  to  be  present. 

SUMMARY  OF  WATER  CONDITIONS. 
Belridge    District. 

General  statement. 

There  are  two  separate  proven  areas  in  the  Belridge  District.  That 
area  included  in  Sections  28,  29,  32,  33  and  34,  T.  28  S.,  R.  21  E.,  and 
Sections  2  and  3,  T.  29  S.,  R.  21  E.,  is  known  as  the  Belridge  Field, 
and  the  producing  area  included  in  Sections  27,  34,  35  and  36,  T.  27  S., 
R.  20  E.,  is  known  as  the  North  Belridge  Field.  There  are  152  wells 
in  the  Belridge  District.  Four  wells  have  been  abandoned  under  the 
supervision  of  this  department  and  five  wells  deepened.  In  the  Bel- 
ridge District,  up  to  July  1,  1916,  there  were  seven  tests  for  water 
shut  off  made  under  the  supervision  of  this  department. 

During  the  month  of  June,  1916,  there  were  86  wells  producing. 
The  total  fluid  production  was  131,533  barrels.  Of  this  amount 
31,390  bbls.  were  water  and  100,143  were  oil. 

Infiltration  of  Water. 

There  are  two  oil  zones  in  the  Belridge  Field.  Practically  all  of 
the  production  comes  from  the  upper  oil  zone.  There  are  three  wells 
producing  from  the  lower  oil  zone.  The  upper  oil  zone  production 
comes  from  sands.  The  depths  of  wells  into  this  zone  vary  from  650' 
to  900'.  The  wells  of  lasser  deptii  are  in  the  northern  portion  of  the 
field.  There  is  a  body  of  brown  shale  approximately  2500'  thick 
between  the  upper  and  lower  oil  zones.  The  lower  zone  production 
comes  from  l)rown  .shale.  The  lower  oil  zone  has  been  explored  over  a 
comparatively  small  area.  The  depth  from  which  production  has  been 
obtained  from  the  lower  oil  zone  has  been  limited  by  bottom  water. 
One  well  in  this  area  was  drilled  to  4100'  and  later  plugged  to  3170'. 

There  was  no  top  water  logged  in  the  early  wells  drilled  in  this  field. 
Some  of  these  wells  now  produce  water  from  an  undetermined  source. 
A  well  recently  abandoned  in  the  southern  portion  of  this  field,  and 


80  STATE  OIL    AND    GAS   SITPERVISOR. 

plugged  above  oil  sands  to  439',  was  converted  into  a  water  well,  and 
is  now  producing  over  500  barrels  of  water  per  day.  This  is  con- 
clusive evidence  that  there  is  top  water  in  this  area. 

North   Belridge   Field. 

In  the  North  Belridge  Field  the  surface  formations,  composed  of 
sands  and  clays,  are  approximately  700'  in  thickness.  Below  these 
surface  formations  is  a  body  of  brown  shale  of  unknown  thickness. 
One  well  in  this  field  was  drilled  to  4760'  in  brown  shale.  The  pro- 
duction in  this  field  comes  from  two  distinct  zones  in  the  brown  shale. 
Between  these  zones  is  a  stratum  almost  barren  of  oil.  Between  the 
upper  and  lower  oil  zones  there  is  a  persistent  water  stratum  at  a  depth 
varying  from  3600'  to  3800'. 

Several  wells  drilled  recently  show  water  at  a  depth  of  approxi- 
mately 500'  below  the  surface.  One  of  these  wells  in  the  northwest 
portion  of  the  field  encountered  water  at  1300',  establishing  a  fluid 
level  200'  below  the  surface.  The  water  was  shut  otf  in  this  well  at  a 
depth  of  1672'  and  the  well  was  finished  at  a  depth  of  2505'.  This 
well  started  flowing  early  in  March,  1916,  and  at  this  time  is  producing 
125  barrels  per  day  of  clean  oil. 

The  foregoing  facts  indicate  that  there  is  top  water  in  this  area. 
There  is  no  evidence  at  hand  to  show  that  in  the  early  wells  drilled 
here  the  top  water  was  taken  care  of.  These  wells  produced  from  the 
upper  oil  zone  and  made  from  40  to  60  bbls.  of  oil  per  day.  There  are 
five  wells  drilled  into  the  lower  zone.  The  other  three  were  drilled  into 
the  lower  zone  originally.  The  production  of  these  lower  zone  wells 
ranges  from  200  to  900  bbls.  per  day.  With  the  exception  of  two  wells, 
producing  from  the  lower  oil  zone,  water  has  been  shut  off  below  3800'. 

The  upper  oil  zone  is  being  protected  from  water  in  new  wells  being 
drilled  under  the  supervision  of  this  department. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 


81 


The  following  notices  of  intention  to  drill  new  wells  in  the  Belridge 
District  and  vicinity  were  received: 


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■a 

1 

22 

.27 

20 

27 

27 

20 

34 

27 

20 

36 

27 

20 

36 

27 

20 

33 

28 

20 

2 

29 

21 

3 

29 

21 

Associated   

Belridge  Oil  Company  . 
Reward  Oil  Coniyaiiy  - 
Standard  Oil  Company 
Union  Oil  Company  .._ 

Belridge  

General  Petroleum .. 

General  Petroleum 

Total    


ANTELOPE   FIELD. 


Company 


Number  of 
wells 


Standard  Oil  Company 

Mutual  Development  Association 

Total    


SUMMARY  OF  WATER  CONDITIONS. 
Coalinga   District. 

General  Statement. 

The  water  conditions  in  the  Coalinga  District  are  not  alarming. 
There  are  a  number  of  wells  requiring  attention,  such  as  redrilling  or 
plugging,  because  of  Avater  trouble.  During  the  past  year  there  have 
been  67  wells  redrilled  for  water  trouble  under  the  supervision  of  this 
department  in  the  Coalinga  District.  During  this  time  78  tests  of 
water  shut  off  were  witnessed  at  various  wells.  There  were  58  wells 
redrilled  or  deepened  to  increase  production.  "While  there  are  a  num- 
ber of  wells  which  show  a  high  percentage  of  water  in  the  fluid  produc- 
tion the  condition  often  is  not  a  serious  one  because  the  total  amount 
of  fluid  produced  per  day  may  be  very  small.  That  is,  a  well  produc- 
ing 10  barrels  of  fluid  per  day  may  sliow  50  per  cent  water  but,  of 
course,  the  total  amount  of  water  (5  barrels),  i)roduee(l  per  day  is 
really  small. 

During  the  month  of  June,  1016,  according  to  the  monthly  produc- 
tion reports  furnished  this  department,  there  Avas  a  total  fluid 
production  of  1,456,665  barrels.  Of  this  amount  482,997  bbls.  of  oil 
and  105,865  bbls.  of  water  were  i)rodu('ed  in  the  West  Side  Field,  and 
715,010  bl)ls.  of  oil  and  61,893  bbls.  of  Avater  Avere  produced  in  the 
i:a.st  Side  Field.  This  makes  a  total  production  of  1,198,907  bbls.  of 
oil  and  257,758  bbls.  of  Avater  for  the  Coalinga  District. 

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82  STATE   OIL    AND    GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

There  are  1339  wells  in  the  Coalinga  District.  There  were  576  wells 
producing  on  the  West  Side  during  June,  1916,  and  331  wells  produc- 
ing on  the  East  Side.  There  was  a  total  of  907  wells  producing  in 
June,  1916.  There  are  61  wells  shut  down  because  of  water  trouble. 
Tliere  are  131  abandoned  wells.  A  number  of  these  wells  were  aban- 
doned because  of  water  trouble.  The  remaining  240  wells  are  shut 
down  for  various  reasons,  such  as  lack  of  production,  cleaning  out, 
deepening,  redrilling,  etc. 

Causes  of  Water  Infiltration. 

Among  the  causes  for  water  infiltration  in  the  Coalinga  District  is 
failure  to  shut  off  top  water.  These  cases  are  rare,  however,  and 
usually  where  top  water  appears  in  a  well  it  is  due  to  deterioration  of 
casing  or  water  breaking  in  around  the  shoe  of  the  water  string.  There 
are  very  few  cases  where  water  breaks  in  around  the  shoe  unless  the 
string  has  been  disturbed.  There  are  some  cases  on  record  where,  in 
redrilling,  dynamite  for  loosening  pipe  was  accidentally  exploded  in 
the  water  string.  There  are  other  cases  where  top  water  broke  in 
seemingly  from  agitation  of  water  string  in  handling  tools  through  it. 

Bottom  water  comes  into  the  sands  either  when  the  sand  is  drilled 
into  or  when  the  hole  is  stopped  so  close  to  the  sand  that  the  water 
breaks  up  through  the  dividing  formation.  This  latter  condition 
usually  develops  in  a  well  after  the  fluid  level  has  gone  down.  Then 
the  bottom  pressure  becomes  greater  than  that  above  the  protecting 
stratum  and  the  water  is  forced  up  into  the  oil  formations.  In  this 
connection  it  is  well  to  determine  accurately,  if  data  is  available,  the 
exact  position  of  the  bottom  water  strata  so  that  drilling  will  not  be 
carried  too  deep. 

West  Side   Field. 

The  accompanying  map  of  the  West  Side  Field  shows  which  wells  have 
been  drilled  into  bottom  water.  In  one  part  of  the  field  this  is  dis- 
tinctly a  bottom  water.  Moving  westward,  however,  there  are  wells 
which  produce  oil  from  this  same  stratum.  This  is  an  edge  water 
condition. 

Edge  Water. 

It  has  been  demonstrated  that  there  are  two  distinct  sands  in  tlie 
Coalinga  West  Side  Field  affected  by  edge  water.  This  fact  is  revealed 
in  the  correlation  of  strata  logged  in  numerous  wells  drilled  into  these 
sands. 

The  term,  "edge  water,"  is  herein  used  as  meaning  that  water 
indigenous  to  the  down  slope  portions  of  an  oil  stratum,  as  the  oil  is 
removed  from  the  stratum,  water  follows  up  the  slope  and  replaces 
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FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  83 

The  edge  water  in  the  Coalinga  Field  (the  West  Side),  is  by  uo 
means  a  menace  to  the  productive  life  of  the  field.  But  the  nature  of 
tliese  sands,  if  they  are  oil  sands  now,  should  be  given  full  cognizance 
in  any  drilling  program  so  that  should  the  water  appear  in  the  oil 
portion  of  the  edge  sand  at  any  time,  it  can  be  shut  off  and  tlie  well 
continue  producing  from  more  productive  oil  strata  below. 

In  proven  territory  a  fairly  definite  contact  between  the  oil  and 
\\  ater  in  the  edge  water  stratum  can  be  traced  by  the  logs  of  the  various 
wells  drilled  through  this  stratum.  Certain  wells  which  have  pene- 
trated this  stratum  will  show  oil  while  other  wells,  entering  the  stratum 
at  points  further  down  the  dip  will  show  water. 

The  following  discussion  of  this  edge  water  condition  is  offered  as 
a  key  toward  the  elimination  of  a  large  amount  of  water  trouble  in  the 
West  Coalinga  Field.  The  relative  positions,  with  respect  to  other  oil 
formations  of  the  two  edge  Avater  strata  are  shown  in  the  accompanying 
map  and  cress-section  (Fig.  13). 

Sand  No.  1  on  the  cross-section  is  the  upper  edge-water  sand.  The 
oil  content  of  this  sand  in  the  south  end  of  the  field  appears  to  be  of 
little  economic  value.  Toward  the  northern  end  of  the  field  the  amount 
of  oil  increases  and  many  wells  are  getting  production  from  this  sand. 
This  production  is  relatively'  of  minor  importance,  however.  The  fluid 
produced  by  a  number  of  these  wells  has  gradually  become  entirely 
water.  The  rate  of  encroachment  is  slow,  and  depends  largely  on  the 
rate  at  which  the  oil  in  the  up  slope  portion  of  the  stratum  is  removed. 
In  a  portion  of  Section  30-20-15  this  encroaching  water  has  traveled 
about  800'  in  six  years.  It  is  only  a  matter  of  time  until  water  will 
have  moved  into  the  oil  portion  of  this  stratum  throughout  its  produc- 
ing area. 

There  are  twenty  wells  in  which  this  edge  sand  has  been  cemented 
off.  These  wells  were  drilled  with  the  idea  of  producing  from  the  top 
edge  water  sand.  In  drilling  a  shut  off  was  made  of  top  water  lying 
above  the  edge  water  sand.  The  other  sixteen  wells  found  oil  originally 
in  the  edge  water  sand.  With  the  exception  of  these  twenty  wells,  all 
other  wells  east  of  the  line  A-A,  shown  on  the  map,  shut  off  the  top 
edge  water  sand  on  account  of  its  water  content.  The  line  A-A  shows 
the  approximate  original  position  of  contact  between  water  and  oil 
in  the  top  edge  water  sand. 

In  most  cases  where  water  lias  appeared  in  the  edge  water  sand  this 
sand  has  been  cemented  off.  This  is  the  only  way  to  remedy  this  condi- 
tion: In  such  cases  this  sand  has  become  a  top  water  sand  and  must 
be  shut  off  in  order  to  produce  clean  oil  from  lower  formations. 

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covers  the  producing  oil  sand  (No.  2)  varies  in  thickness  from  30'  or 
more  in  the  western  portion  of  the  field  to  a  thickness  of  10'  in  the 


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FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  83 

The  edge  water  in  the  Coalinga  Field  (the  West  Side),  is  by  no 
means  a  menace  to  the  productive  life  of  the  field.  But  the  nature  of 
these  sands,  if  they  are  oil  sands  now,  should  be  given  full  cognizance 
in  any  drilling  program  so  that  should  the  water  appear  in  the  oil 
portion  of  the  edge  sand  at  any  time,  it  can  be  shut  off  and  the  well 
continue  producing  from  more  productive  oil  strata  below. 

In  proven  territory  a  fairly  definite  contact  between  the  oil  and 
water  in  the  edge  Avater  stratum  can  be  traced  by  the  logs  of  the  various 
wells  drilled  through  this  stratum.  Certain  wells  which  have  pene- 
trated this  stratum  Avill  show  oil  while  other  wells,  entering  the  stratum 
at  points  further  down  the  dip  will  show  water. 

The  following  discussion  of  this  edge  water  condition  is  offered  as 
a  key  toward  the  elimination  of  a  large  amount  of  water  trouble  in  the 
West  Coalinga  Field.  The  relative  positions,  with  respect  to  other  oil 
formations  of  the  two  edge  water  strata  are  shown  in  the  accompanying 
map  and  cress-section  (Fig.  13). 

Sand  No.  1  on  the  cross-section  is  the  upper  edge-water  sand.  The 
oil  content  of  this  sand  in  the  south  end  of  the  field  appears  to  be  of 
little  economic  value.  Toward  the  northern  end  of  the  field  the  amount 
of  oil  increa.ses  and  many  wells  are  getting  production  from  this  sand. 
This  production  is  relatively  of  minor  importance,  however.  The  fluid 
produced  by  a  number  of  these  wells  has  gradually  become  entirely 
water.  The  rate  of  encroachment  is  slow,  and  depends  largely  on  the 
rate  at  which  the  oil  in  the  up  slope  portion  of  the  stratum  is  removed. 
In  a  portion  of  Section  30-20-15  this  encroaching  water  has  traveled 
about  800'  in  six  years.  It  is  onlj-  a  matter  of  time  until  water  will 
have  moved  into  the  oil  portion  of  this  stratum  throughout  its  produc- 
ing area. 

There  are  twenty  wells  in  which  this  edge  sand  has  been  cemented 
off.  These  wells  were  drilled  with  the  idea  of  producing  from  the  top 
edge  water  sand.  In  drilling  a  shut  off  was  made  of  top  Avater  lying 
above  the  edge  water  sand.  The  other  sixteen  wells  found  oil  originally 
in  the  edge  water  sand.  With  the  exception  of  these  twenty  wells,  all 
other  wells  east  of  the  line  A-A,  shown  on  the  map,  shut  off  the  top 
edge  water  sand  on  account  of  its  Avater  content.  The  line  A-A  shows 
the  approximate  original  position  of  contact  between  Avater  and  oil 
in  the  top  edge  Avater  sand. 

In  most  cases  Avhere  Avater  has  appeared  in  the  edge  Avater  sand  this 
sand  has  l)een  cemented  off.  This  is  the  only  way  to  remedy  this  condi- 
tion.- In  such  cases  this  sand  has  become  a  top  water  sand  and  must 
be  shut  off  in  order  to  produce  clean  oil  from  lower  formations. 

The  shale  Avhicli  lies  just  beloAv  the  top  edge  Avater  sand  (No.  1)  and 
covers  the  producing  oil  sand  (No.  2)  varies  in  thickness  from  30'  or 
more  in  the  western  portion  of  the  field  to  a  thickness  of  10'  in  the 


84  STATE  OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

eastern  portion.  As  a  result  of  this  condition,  especially  in  the  thinner 
parts  of  the  shale,  great  care  must  be  exercised  in  order  that  top  water 
which,  of  course,  east  of  the  line  A-A  includes  top  edge  water,  may  be 
shut  off  in  this  shale  body. 

A  great  deal  of  attention  is  being  given  by  this  department  to  the 
proper  handling  of  this  situation.  Several  cases  have  arisen  where  in 
drilling  new  wells  it  has  been  necessary  to  indicate  the  exact  depth  at 
which  the  water  string  should  be  cemented.  Recently  an  operator  pro- 
posed to  cement  off  with  a  string  at  a  point  which  would  have  taken 
the  casing  through  the  shale  into  the  productive  oil  sand.  This  depart- 
ment recommended  a  shut  off  sixty  feet  higher  than  the  depth  pro- 
posed. 

It  will  be  noted  that  the  sand  marked  No.  3  is  also  an  edge-water 
sand.  The  approximate  contact  between  the  water  and  oil  is  shown  by 
the  broken  line  B-B.  The  shale  overlying  this  edge  water  sand  varies 
in  thickness  from  5'  to  50'.  This  is  a  green  colored,  sandy,  loose- 
formed  shale  and  in  many  cases  it  has  been  found  difficult  to  shut  off 
in  it. 

This  lower  edge-water  sand  has  been  explored  considerably.  On  the 
map  those  wells  which  have  encountered  bottom  water  are  shown  in 
circles. 

West  of  the  line  B-B  on  Fig.  1  wells  may  be  drilled  to  the  brown 
shale  without  encountering  the  water.  The  thickness  of  the  producing 
strata  above  the  brown  shale  varies  from  220'  in  the  southwestern 
part  of  Section  24-20-14,  to  325'  in  the  north  central  part  of  Sec- 
tion 12-20-14.  The  lower  edge  water  lying  east  and  south  of  the 
line  B-B  has. limited  the  depth  to  which  wells  may  be  drilled. 

Records  received  by  this  department  show  that  there  are  two  wells 
now  producing  heavy  oil  from  a  formation  which  lies  between  the 
lower  edge  water  sand  and  the  brown  shale.  One  of  these  wells  was 
drilled  on  the  north  line  of  Section  6-20-15  and  the  other  well  on  the 
west  line  of  Section  18-20-15.  It  is  possible  that  this  heavy  oil 
sand  extends  farther  south  and  east  and  offers  a  source  of  further 
production. 

In  case  any  wells  should  be  drilled  through  this  lower  edge  water 
formation  into  the  heavy  oil  production  a  shut  off  should  be  made  in 
the  green  shale  above  the  edge  water  sand  in  order  to  protect  the 
upper  oil  formations.     (Sands  No.  2  and  No.  3.) 

The  majority  of  the  wells  shown  on  the  map  as  having  encountered 
the  lower  edge  water  have  been  plugged  successfully.  Those  wells 
which  have  not  been  plugged  are  now  receiving  the  attention  of  this 
department. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  85 

Top  Water. 

There  are  several  top  water  sands  in  the  Coalinga  West  Side  Field. 
The  most  persistent  stratum  of  top  water  is  sulphur  water.  The 
average  distance  of  this  sulphur  stratum  above  the  oil  sand  is  about 
300  feet. 

Practically  all  of  the  water  troubles  in  the  wells  west  of  the  line 
H-B  are  due  to  top  water.  In  some  cases  this  top  water  has  caused 
corrosion  of  the  water  string  with  subsequent  failure.  The  remedy 
for  this  is  a  new  water  string  or  a  packer.  There  are  14  wells  in  the 
West  Side  Field  in  which  packers  have  been  placed  during  the  past 
year.  In  each  case  the  work  was  beneficial.  In  the  cases  where  packers 
have  been  set  the  indicator  of  the  condition  of  a  well  is  the  fluid  level. 
This  level  before  packers  were  set  ranged  from  30'  to  300'  below  the 
.surface,  and  after  setting  packer  in  the  fluid  level,  dropped  several 
hundred  feet  in  a  short  time. 

Bottom  Water. 

By  referring  to  the  position  of  edge  water  sand  No.  3,  it  will  be  noted 
that  this  sand,  west  of  the  line  B-B,  is  virtually  a  bottom  water  sand. 
A  study  of  the  records  at  hand  shows  that  west  of  the  line  B-B  any 
bottom  water  encountered  lies  under  the  brown  shale.  The  latter  wells 
;ire  shown  in  the  squares  on  the  map. 

Chemical    Analysis   of  Top   and    Bottom    Waters. 

Recent  experiments  made  by  certain  operators  in  the  Coalinga  Dis- 
trict have  shown  the  practicability  of  identifying  water  as  top  water 
or  bottom  water  by  chemical  analysis.  There  are  certain  water  strata 
which  have  not  been  covered  by  chemical  tests.  Chemical  analyses  may 
show  that  the  upper  edge  water  (Fig.  15)  carries  about  the  same  com- 
pounds in  solution  as  does  ])ottom  edge  water. 

The  writer  wishes  to  acknowledge  with  thanks  the  following  data 
on  chemical  analyses  which  have  been  furnished  by  the  Associated  Oil 
Company,  the  Coalinga  Homestake  Oil  Company,  Kern  Trading  and 
Oil  Company,  and  the  Nevada  Petroleum  Company. 


86 


STATE   OIL   AND   GAS    SUPERVISOR. 


Analyses  of  Water   in   Grains   Per   U.  S.  Gallon — Coalinga  West   Side   Field. 

TOP  WATER. 


Water  from 

Well 

Section, 
township 
and  range 

P.? 

a  2 

l§ 

a 

to 

go 
3-E 
§ 

Total 
chlorides 

F 

II 

Associated       --      —  -- 

8D 
9C 
9D 

1 

7 
41 

2 
25 
47 
24 

3 

36-20-14 
36-20-14 
36-20-14 
36-20-14 
31-20-15 
25-20-14 
25-20-14 
25-20-14 
25-20-14 
25-20-14 
30-20-15 

1.13 
0.16 
Trace 
0.84 
0.12 
6.53 
2.27 
6.12 
15.92 
0.00 
2.56 

26.65 
68.53 

9.86 

6.47 
11.73 

6.06 
11.39 
15.74 
90.55 
13.07 

9.06 

56.81 
31.99 
21.15 
38.93 
46.72 
41.58 
21.74 
35.46 
51.83 
14.83 
53.21 

139.98 

14.68 

125.98 

181.26 

199.68 

191.41 

87.61 

146.78 

30.48 

217.70 

103.49 

224.57 

115.36 

Associated         -  _-  .    -_ 

156.99 

Associated     --_  „.  . -.  . 

227.50 

K.    T.    &    0 -- 

258.25 

K.    T.    &    0 

245.58 

K.    T.    &    0.     -- 

123.01 

K.    T.    &    0. 

204.10 

K.    T.    &    0 

188.78 

K.    T.    &    O.     -     -        -  -      --      - 

245.60 

Nevada  Petroleum     ._ 

168.32 

BOTTOM  WATER. 


Associated    

Associated   

Associated    

Associated    

Associated    

Associated   

Associated    

K.    T.    &    O 

Shreeves    

Nevada   Petroleum   .„ 
Coalinga    Homestake 
Coalinga    Homestake 


3A 

36-20-14 

'      4C 

36-20-14 

5D 

36-20-14 

6C 

36-20-14 

lA 

36-20-14 

IB 

36-20-14 

8D 

36-20-14 

3 

2.5-20-14 

1 

6^21-15 

1 

20-20-15 

5 

26-20-14 

6 

26-20-14 

2.00 
0.30 
2.36 
3.30 
1.58 
0.66 
1.C6 
0.12 
1.33 
0.15 
1.28 
0.57 


168.41 
145.60 
157.30 
145.80 
154.81 
90.94 
160.83 
135.97 
149.80 
103.04 
189.65 
167.82 


276.79 
301.00 
305.79 
2S6.C0 
286.60 
391.n 
314.36 
314.40 
216.85 
148.29 
202.29 
210.95 


2.54 
2.10 
0.00 
1.90 
0.60 
6.97 
0.43 
3.87 
0.16 
0.50 
O.OO 
0.00 


449.74 
449.00 
465.45 
437.00 
443.59 
555.02 
476.68 
454.36 
368.14 
251.98 
393.22 
379.34 


A  comparison  of  the  foregoing  analyses  of  top  water  and  bottom 
water  shows  that  the  top  waters  are  high  in  sulphur  content  and  low 
in  "salt"  content,  while  the  reverse  is  true  for  bottom  water.  There  is 
also  a  marked  difference  between  the  total  grains  of  solid  per  gallon 
in  top  water  and  bottom  water,  the  latter  being  the  higher. 

DECISIONS. 

The  following  decisions  were  rendered  by  this  office  during  the  fiscal 
year  ending  July  1,  1916.  The  figures  A-141,  etc.,  refer  to  the  report 
number.  In  many  cases  the  company  contemplating  work  on  certain 
wells  conferred  with  the  deputy  regarding  the  proposed  work  before 
submitting  a  formal  written  proposal,  and  as  a  result  very  few  of  the 
formal  proposals  received  were  rejected.  In  some  cases  where  pro- 
posals for  work  on  wells  or  estimates  of  depth  of  water  shut  off  were 
not  satisfactory,  decisions  were  made  covering  the  proper  and  necessary 
work.  The  supervision  of  work  on  oil  wells  by  this  department  has 
raised  the  standard  of  operations.  Formerly  a  company  was  permitted 
to  perform  any  sort  of  an  operation  on  a  well.  In  some  cases  the  results 
were  disastrous  to  themselves  and  neigliboring  properties.  There  have 
been  probably  twenty-five  cases  during  the  fiscal  year  in  which  pro- 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  87 

pased  work  on  wells  was  rejected  in  conferences  with  operators,  conse- 
quently operators  revised  their  plans,  or  gave  up  the  idea  of  doing 
tlie  work.  This  accounts  in  a  measure  for  the  fact  that  so  many  formal 
proposals  were  first  informally  presented  to  this  department,  and  upon 
their  being  modified,  were  approved  without  recommendation  for  addi- 
tional work. 

Each  proposal  received  was  carefully  examined  to  determine  the 
probable  effect  the  work  might  have  on  adjoining  wells  and  the  field 
in  general. 

During  the  early  part  of  the  year  the  form,  "Report  on  Proposed 
Operations."  was  used  only  to  cover  deepening,  redrilling,  or  abandon- 
ing proposals.  At  the  present  time  this  form  is  used  to  cover  practi- 
cally every  proposal  for  work  on  wells,  particularly  for  decisions  on 
depth  and  manner  of  water  shut  off. 

Among  the  propasals  received  which  were  given  the  closest  attention 
were  those  to  shut  off  or  abandon  oil  sands.  It  frequently  happens 
that  oil  sands  on  certain  properties  might  be  abandoned  to  the  owner's 
advantage,  but  the  result  of  such  work  would  materially  damage  a 
neighboring  property-.  This  is  particularly  true  where  the  oil  content 
of  sands  in  some  areas  has  been  practically  exhausted  and  water  per- 
mitted to  enter  these  sands.  There  are  cases  in  the  Coalinga  Field 
where  new  or  undrilled  territory  would  be  seriousl}^  menaced  if 
approval  were  given  by  this  department  to  shut  off  certain  oil  sands, 
instead  of  protecting  them  from  water. 

Skction  27.  18-15. 

A-141.     Shutoff.     Standard,  well  No.  1.     Test  satisfactory. 
Skctiox  3,  20-15. 

Letter  October  9,  191G.    Commenced  drilling  K.  T.  and  O.,  well  No.  1.     Estimated 

depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 
A-115.     Shutoff.     K.  T.  and  O.,  well  No.  1.     New  well  approved  test  of  water 

shut  off. 
Notice  May  5,  191G.     Drill  K.  T.  and  O..  well  No.  5.     Replied  on  form  No.  113, 

May  6,  191G,  stating  that  decision  on  proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  be  made 

at  later  date.     Awaiting  results  on  adjoining  wells. 
Notice  May  5,  191G.     Drill  K.  T.  and  O.,  well  No.  5.     Replied  on  form  No.  113, 

May  6,  191G,  stating  that  decision  on  proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  would 

be  made  at  a  later  date.     Awaiting  results  on  adjoining  wells. 
A-21.     Shutoff.     K.  T.  and  O.,  well  No.  14.     New  well  test  satisfactory. 
Form  No.  113,  March  27,  1916.     Commenced  drilling  K.  T.  and  C,  well  No.  4G. 

Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 
Form  No.  113,  March  27,  191G.     Commenced  drilling  K.  T.  and  O.,  well  No.  47. 

Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 
Skction  2,  20-15. 

AA-94.     Rodrill  and  deepen.  Shell  Company,  well  No.  3.     Proposal  approved. 
AA-43.     Deepen.     California  Oil  Fields,  well  No.  5.     Approved  proposal  to  drill 

out  plug  in  the  bottom  and  deepen  the  well  about  six  foct  in  order  to  lest  the 

lower   formations. 
AA-79.     Deepen.     Shell   Company  well   No.   10.     Proposal  approved   to  drill   out 

cement  plug  in  bottom  and  t-'st  mit. 


88  STATE   Oil.   AND    GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

Section  2,  20-15 — Continued. 
AA-179.     Plug  bottom.     Shell  Company  well  No.  10.     Approved  proposal  to  plug 

the  bottom  up  to  about  3090'  on  account  of  bottom  water  which  was  encountered 

after  the  old  plug  was  drilled  out. 
AA-9S.     Redrill.     Shell  Company  well  No.  14.       Approved  proposal  to  rcdrill  on 

account  of  crocked  liner. 
AA^4.     Deepen.      California    Oil    Fields,    well    No.    17.      Approved    proposal    to 

deepen.      In   order  to   again   test   for  bottom  water  and   determine   if   possible 

contents  of  lower  formations. 
AA-71.     Redrill.     Shell  Company  well  No.  19.     Approved  proposal  to  reperforate 

the  oil  string. 
AA-74.     Redrill.     Shell  Company  well  No.  19.     Approved  proposal  to  redrill  to 

original  depth,  on  account  of  oil  string. 
AA-163.     Deepen.      Shell   Company   well    No.   19.      Production   unsatisfactory   to 

company  approved  their  proposal  to  deepen  and  test  lower  formations. 
AA-80.     Redrill.      Shell   Company  well   No.  20.     Approved  proposal   to  pull   the 

upper  portion  of  the  4^"  in  order  to  perforate  the  6i"  cemented  string  to  test 

out  the  upper  oil  sands  which  were  shut  off. 
AA-31.     Redrill.     California  Oil  Fields,  well  No.  22.     Approved  proposal  to  put 

in   liner   and   reperforate   the   oil   string.     Letter  December  1,   1915.      Resume 

drilling.    California  Oil  Fields  Limited  well  No.  25.    Proposal  satisfactory,  after 

receiving  further  data  concerning  cementing  point  and  depth  of  hole. 
AA-72.     Redrill.     Shell  Company  well  No.  25.     Approved  proposal  to  pulling  oil 

string  and  redrill  the  well. 
A-IG.     Shutoff.      California   Oil   Fields   well   No.   27.     Approved    (new   well   top 

water  shut  off). 
AA-52.     Deepen.      California    Oil    Fields    well    No.    28.      Approved    proposal    to 

deepen  from  35G0'  to  3700'. 
Form  No.  113.     November  12,  1915.     Resume  drilling  California  Oil  Fields  Lim- 
ited well  No.  29.     Approved  proposal  to  furnish  cementing  depth  at  a  later  date. 
Form  No.  113.     March  31,  1916.     Approved  proposal  cementing  depth. 
A-96.     Shutoff.     Shell  Company  well  No.  29.     New  well  test  for  shut  off  of  top 

water  satisfactory. 
Form  No.   113.     January   22,   191G.     Commenced  drilling.      Shell   Company   well 

No.  32.     Approved  estimated  depth  for  shutting  off  water. 
AA-199.     Cement    at    about    3540'.      Shell    Company    well    No.    31.      New    well, 

approved  proposal  depth  for  shutting  off  top  water. 
Section  3,  20-15. 

Letter  from  K.  T.   and   O.     September  13,   1915.     Water  shut  off  well   No.   27. 

Test  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 
Letter  from  K.  T.  and  O.     September  13,  1916.     Recemeut  well  No.  29.     Proposal 

approved. 
A-29.     Shutoff.     K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  29.     Production  test  for  top  water  satis- 
factory.    Recommended  drilling  to  old  bottom  and  tested  again  before  further 

deepening. 
Section  4,  20-15. 

AA-155.     Abandon.     Union  Well  La  Vista  No.  1.     Recommended  that  plugging 

was  not  necessary  as  oil  sands  which  w^ere  encountered  were  not  protected  by 

adjoining  companies. 
AA-156.     Abandon.     Union  well  No.  1,  Coa.  Monterey.     Proposal  approved. 
AA-157.     Abandon.       Union    Oil    Company    well    No.    1,    Guiberson.       Proposal 

approved. 
AA-15S.     Abandon.     Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  4,  La  Vista.    Proposal  rejected. 

Recommended  that  company  fully  protect  lower  formations  and  that  they  submit 

plans  for  doing  this  work. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  89 

Section  0,  20-15. 

AA-IG").  Redrill.  American  Petroleum  Companj-  well  No.  18.  Approved  pro- 
posal.    Oil  string  collapsed. 

AA-159.  Redrill.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  36.  Approved  pro- 
posal.    Oil  string  collapsed. 

A-107.  Water  shutofif.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  37.  Test  approved. 
New  well  top  water. 

AA-10.  Redrill.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  44.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  redrill  to  locate  source  of  water  trouble. 

AA-121.  Recement.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  44.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  recement  a  lower  depth  in  order  to  shut  off  water  in  upper  formations. 

AA-166.  Redrill.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  54.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  redrill  on  account  of  collapsed  oil  string. 

AA-35.  Redrill.  Genei'al  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1.  Approved  proposal 
to  replace  collapsed  oil  string. 

AA-60.  Redrill.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1.  Approved  proposal  to 
test  for  top  water. 

Form  No.  113.  March  4,  191G.  Recement  General  Petroleum  well  No.  1. 
Approved  cementing  depth  is  proposed. 

Form  113.  April  9,  1916.  Remove  casing  with  rotary.  General  Petroleum  well 
No.  1.  Approved  proposal  to  remove  llf",  9§"  and  7§"  in  order  to  shut  off 
water  with  12^"  at  original  place. 

AA-ISO.  Cement  12i"  at  756'.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1. 
Approved  proposal  to  cement  at  this  depth  and  if  water  is  found  to  be  shut  off, 
that  the  company  test  again  after  entering  the  top  oil  sand. 

AA-119.  Deepen.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  4.  Well  free  from 
water  in  upper  oil  sands.     Approved  proposal  to  prospect  for  lower  oil  sands. 

AA-190.  Redrill.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  4.  Approved  proposal 
to  redrill  to  original  depth,  replacing  the  collapsed  oil  string. 

AA-104.  Redrill  and  deepen.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  27. 
Approved  proposal  to  shut  off  top  water. 

A-91.  Shutoff.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  27.  Test  of  water  string 
satisfactory.  Recommended  redrilliug  to  original  depth  and  pumped  for  further 
test  before  deepening. 

Notice,  June  20,  1916.  Drill.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  34.  Pro- 
posed depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactorj-. 

Notice,  June  5,  1916.  Drill.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  .35.  Proposed 
depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 

Form  No.  113.  May  17,  1916.  Commence  drilling  General  Petroleum  Company 
well  No.  36.     Approved  estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  as  proposed. 

A-129.  Shutoff.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  36.  Test  approved. 
New  well  top  water. 

Form  No.  113.  April  7,  1916.  Commenced  drilling  General  Petroleum  well  No.  37. 
Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 

AA-87.  Deepen.  -New  San  Francisco  Crude  Oil  Company  well  No.  9.  Top  oil 
sands  free  from  water.     Approved  proposal  to  deepen  to  lower  sand. 

AA-50.     Deepen.     New  San  Francisco  Crude  Oil  Company  well  No.  10.     Upper 
oil  sands  free  from  water.     Approved  proposal  to  deepen  to  lower  oil  sand. 
Skction  7,  20-15. 

AA-78.  Redrill.  Coalinga  Pacific  O.  and  G.  Company  well  No.  1.  Collapsed  oil 
string  proposal  approved. 

AA-137.  Redrill.  Coalinga  Pacific  O.  and  G.  Company  well  No.  1.  Collapsed 
oil  string  proposal  approved. 

AA-176.  Set  in  liner.  Coalinga  Pacific  O.  and  G.  Comi>any  well  No.  1.  Pro- 
posal approved. 

AA-5.  Redrill.  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  35.  Approved  proposal  to  shut  off  upper 
oil  sand  in  order  to  shut  out  the  mud  and  shale.  ITie  upper  sand  in  this  well 
was  free  from  water. 


90  STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Section  11,  20-15. 

Letter  from  K.  T.   aud   O  Company   September  13,   1915.     Water  shut   ofiE  well 

No.  31.     Test  satis£actox-y.     Test  for  top  water. 
Letter  October  22,  1915.     Approved  proposal  to  plug  off  bottom  sand  on  account 

of  water. 
Letter  December  20,  1915.    Test  for  top  water.     Approved  plan  proposing  to  place 

a  bridge  under  the  water  string. 
AA-27.     Redrill.     K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  31.     Approved  proposal  to  shoot  bottom 

of  well  and  cement  liner  through  intermediate  water  sand  so  that  lower  oil  sand 

could  be  tested  through  the  liner. 
Form   No.   113.     March   7,  1916.     Approved  proposal   to   redrill   hole  to   original 

depth  and  plug  back  with  cement,  in  order  to  shut  off  bottom  water. 
Form  113.     April  25,  1916.     Approved  proposal  to  make  pumping  test  for  water 

shutoff. 
AA-204.     Plug  bottom.    K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  31.    June  20,  1916.     Approved  pro- 
posal to  clean  out  and  shoot  bottom  of  well  and  plug  up  to  3900'.    Recommended 

that  company   drill   aud   plug   to   about  3930'  in  case   water  was   found   to   be 

shut  off. 
AA-125.     Redrill.     K.  T.  and  O  well  No.  30.     While  trying  to  recover  a  packer 

the  oil  string  parted.     Approved  proposal  to  redrill  and  land  new  oil  string  at 

original  depth. 

Section  12,  20-15. 

AA-11.     Redrill.      Coalinga    Mohawk    well    No.    4.      Approved    proposal    to   put 

cement  in  the  bottom  of  the  hole  to  shut  off  water.     Also  approved  proposal  to 

put  in  liner. 
AA-30.     Redrill.     Coalinga  well  No.  4.     December  7,   1915.     Approved  proposal 

to  cut  off  12'  of  water  string  that  is  in  poor  condition,  drill  up  this  pipe,  then 

dump  in  cement  up  around  the  liner.     Then  clean  out  through  and  perforate  the 

liner  and  test   again  for  water. 
AA-77.     Redrill.      Coalinga   Mohawk   well   No.   4.      March   13,   1916.      Approved 

proposal  to  loosen  up  the  water  string  and  recement  at  the  same  depth.     This 

approval  was  given,  providing  that  the  company  demonstrate  to  this  department 

that  the  upper  oil  sands  which  were  to  be  shut  off,  on  account  of  an  intermediate 

water  sand  were  fully  protected  from  water.     New  well  test  showed  top  water 

satisfactorily  shut  off. 
AA-51.     Redrill.     Coalinga  Mohawk  well  No.  5.     December  30,  1915.     Approved 

proposal  to  redrill  to  bottom  of  old  hole  and  shoot  and  cement,  in  order  to  shut 

off  bottom  water. 
Form  No.  113.     April  7,  1916.     Coalinga  Mohawk  well  No.  5.     Approved  proposal 

to  pull  the  oil  string  and  replug  the  hole  at  a  lower  depth  and  test  again  in 

order  to  determine,  if  possible,  the  location  of  the  bottom  water. 
Form  No.  113.     December  7,  1915.     Commenced  drilling.     Coalinga  Mohawk  well 

No.  7.     Approved  estimated  depth  for  shutting  off  top  water. 
Form  No.  113.     April  7,  1916.    Commenced  drilling  Coalinga  Mohawk  well  No.  8. 

Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 

Section  18,  20-15. 

Letter  September  25,  1915.     Redrill.     American  Petroleum  well  No.  4.     Approved 

proposal  to  test  for  top  water  with  packer. 
A-8.     Shutoff.     American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  4.     Bridge  of  rope  rock 

and  cement  placed  under  water  string,  in  order  to  test  for  possible  top  water. 

Test  proved  that  well  was  not  making  top  water. 
AA-9.     Redrill.     American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  6.     Approved  proposal 

to  redrill  on  account  of  oil  string,  and  shut  off  water  and  redrill   to  original 

depth. 
A-128.     Shutoff.     American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  6.     Packer  set  to  shut 

off  top  water.     June  17,  1915.     Witnessed  production  test.     Recommended  that 

company  pump  well  for  ninety  days  longer  as  further  test  for  water  shut  off. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  91 

Skction  is  20-15 — Continuod. 

AA-7.  Rodrill.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  7.  October  20,  1010. 
Approved  proposal  to  redrill  on  account  of  collapsed  oil  string. 

Form  No.  113.  January  17,  1910.  Redrill.  American  Petroleum  Company  well 
No.  7.  The  proposal  was  to  test  for  water,  proposing  to  mud  up  an  intermediate 
water  sand  between  the  oil  sands  and  cement  the  SJ"  below  the  water  sand. 
This  proposal  was  held  up  awaiting  further  data  on  the  mudding  process. 

AA-73.  Redrill.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  7.  March  10,  1910. 
Approved  proposal  to  test  wall  to  determine  source  of  water  recommended  that 
this  department  be  notified  so  that  important  facts  may  be  witnessed. 

AA-93.  Redrill.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  7.  March  30,  1910. 
Approved  proposal  to  cement  Si"  casing  below  edge  water  sand,  providing  com- 
pany prove  to  this  department  that  upper  oil  sands  would  be  protected  from 
water. 

A-124.  Shutoff.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  7.  The  test  indicated 
that  water  above  the  cementing  was  excluded  from  the  lower  oil  formations. 
The  conclusion  recorded  in  this  report  stated  that  there  was  no  evidence  at 
hand  to  prove  that  the  oil  formations  above  1071'  (new  cementing  point)  were 
protected  from  water  and  that  damage  might  be  ensuing. 

AA-9o.  Redrill.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  24.  Approved  pro- 
posal on  account  of  collapsed  oil  string. 

Letter  September  2-5,  1915.  Redrill.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  S. 
Approved  proposal  to  recement  ofiE  top  water  above  the  "edge  water"  sand. 

Form  No.  113.  January  17,  1910.  Withheld  approval  to  proposal  to  shut  off 
top  water  below  the  oil  sand  recorded  from  1415'  to  1450'.  Well  remains  shut 
down. 

Form  No.  113.  March  31,  1910.  Commenced  drilling.  AA'elch  and  Chandler  well 
No.  10.  Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  about  50'  too  high.  This  matter  is 
to  be  adjusted  later. 

AA-5.3.     Redrill.     American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  31.     Proposal  approved. 
Oil  string  collapsed. 
Section  19,  20-15. 

AA-101.  Redrill.  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  3.  Approved  proposal  to  set  packer 
in  water  string  in  order  to  shut  off  probable  top  water. 

A-130.  Shutoff.  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  3.  Witness  production  test  after  packer 
had  been  set  for  nineteen  days.  Recommended  that  company  pump  the  well 
for  sixty  days  longer,  when  another  test  would  be  witnessed. 

A-0.  Shutoff  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  11.  Old  well  recemented  on  account  of  top 
water.     Test  of  new  water  string  proved  satisfactory. 

-\-120.  Redrill.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  3.  Approved  proposal 
to  i)iit  in  a  number  of  plugs  in  order  to  determine  the  source  of  the  water. 

A-IOS.  Shutoff.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  3.  Packer  set  in  water 
string.  Fluid  level  test  witnessed.  Recommended  that  the  company  pump  the 
well  sixty  days  at  which  time  production  test  would  be  witnessed. 

AA-Ij4.     Redrill.      American   Petroleum   Company   well    No.   14.     Oil   string   col- 
lapsed.    Approval  proposal  to  renew  oil  string  and  redrill  to  original  depth. 
Section  20,  20-15. 

Letter  September  25,  1915.  Nevada  Petroleum  well  No.  1.  Ajjproved  proposal 
to  test  to  determine  source  of  the  water  by  plugging  between  the  oil  sands  and 
under  the  water  string. 

.V-12.  Shutoff.  Nevada  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1.  October  21,  1915. 
Bridge  under  water  string  te.st  showed  that  well  was  probably  not  making  top 
water.     Reconunended  plugging  bottom  of  hole. 

AA-92.  Redrill.  Nevada  I'etroleum  well  No.  1.  March  24,  1010.  Approval 
propo.sal  to  again  test  water  string  by  bridging  cementing  for  bottom  water 
proved  unsuccessful. 


92  STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Section  20,  20-15 — Continued. 

AA-175.     Plug  bottom.     Nevada  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1.     June  9,  1916. 

Recommended  that  the  company  carry  out  their  plan  of  shooting  and  replugging 

the  bottom  of  the  well. 
Section  30,  20-15. 

All    papers    concerning    wells    of    Creme    Petroleum    Company.      See    complaints, 

Coalinga  field. 
Letter  September  25,  1915.     Redvill.     American  Petroleum  well  No.  4.     North  30. 

Approved  proposal  to  reset  packer  in  order  to  shut  off  possible  top  water. 
AA-10.     Shut  off.     American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1.     North  30.     Test 

made  by  bridging  under  water  string.     Test  proved  that  well  was  not  making 

top  water.     Recommended  that  company  cement  off  the  sand  recorded  from  1705 

to  1715.     This  is  an  edge  water  sand  on  eastern  part  of  the  company's  property. 
Letter  October  15,  1915.     Redrill.    American  Petroleum  well  No.  23. 

Acknowledging  receipt  of  record  of  work  done  in  placing  bridge  over  oil  sand. 

The  work  on  this  well  was  completed  before  a  notice  was  received. 
Section  1,  20-14. 

AA-105.     Redrill.     Amity  Oil  Company  well  No.  1.     Approved  proposal  to  reper- 

forate  oil  string. 
AA-181.     Redrill.      Pennsylvania    Coalinga    Petroleum    Company    well    No.    10. 

Approved  proposal  to  redrill  and  deepen.     Prospecting  for  lower  oil  sand  water 

condition  of  well  satisfactoiy. 
Section  12,  20-14. 

AA-59.     Redrill.      Spinks   Crude   Oil   Company  well   No.    1-E.     Water  condition 

satisfactory.     Approved  proposal   to  replace  oil  string  on  account  of  collapsed 

casing. 
AA-132.     Deepen.     Homestead  Development  Company  well   No.   B-G.     Approved 

proposal  to  deepen  to  the  lower  oil  sands. 
AA-164.     Redrill.     Homestead   Development   Company   well   No.   B-8.     Approved 

proposal  to  pull  oil  string  and  set  ini  a  liner  in  its  place. 
AA-203.     Redrill.     Homestead   Development   Company   well   No.   3-C.     Approved 

proposal  to  replace  liner. 
Section  13,  20-14. 

AA-6.     Redrill.     K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  23.     Old  well  approved  proposal  to  plug 

off  bottom  water. 
Form   No.   113.      February,   191G.     Well   No.   23.     Approved  proposal   to   put   in 

bridge  and  test  water  string,  and  if  well  was  found  to  be  making  top  water  to 

recement  the  SJ". 
A-79.     Shutoff.     K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  23.    Test  was  made  through  tubing  which 

was  cemented   in   the  water  string.     Test  indicated   that  top  water  was  shut 

off.     Approved  proposal  to  shut  well  down  for  sixty  days,  awaiting  results  on 

neighboring  wells. 
A-13i.     Shutoff.     K.   T.    and   O.   well   No.   23.     Refer   to   report   AA-79.      Well 

tested    again    for    top    water    after    remaining    shut    down    over    two    months. 

Approved  proposal  of  company  to  have  well  shut  down  three  months  longer. 
A-20.     Shutoff.     K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  31.     New  well  approved  test  for  shut  off 

of  top  water. 
AA— il.     Redrill.     K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  10.     Approved  proposal  to  set  packer  to 

shut  off  top  water. 
A-113.     Shutoff.     K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  10.     Old  well.     Production  test  recom- 
mended that  company  pump  well  for  ninety  days  longer.     Production  of  well 

and  fluid  level  indicated  improvement  since  packer  was  set. 
A-114.     Shutoff.     K.  T.   and  O.  well   No.  18.     Old  well.     Production   test  fluid 

level    and    production    of    well    indicated    improvement    in    condition    of    well. 

Recommended    that    company    pump    the    well    for    ninety    days    longer,    when 

another  test  would  be  witnessed. 
Letter  October  13,  1915.     Redrill.     Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  14.     Approved 

proposal  to  set  packer  in  order  to  shut  off  top  water. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  93 

Section  14,  20-14. 

AA-201.     Redrill.     Western  Oil   and  Gas  Company  well  No.  G.     Approved  pro- 
posal recement  off  top   water. 
Section  23,  20-14. 

AA-14.  Redrill.  St.  Paul  Consolidated  Oil  Company  well  No.  G.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  plug  the  well  from  the  bottom  up  to  the  water  string  if  necessary,  to 
locate  the  source  of  the  water. 

AA-20S.  Recement.  St.  Paul  Consolidated  well  No.  G.  Approved  proposal  to 
pump  cement  behind  the  10"  water  string. 

AA-13.  Redrill.  St.  Paul  Consolidated  Oil  Company  well  No.  9.  Approved 
proposal  to  shut  oEf  top  water. 

A-G7.  Shutoff.  St.  Paul  Consolidated  Oil  Company  well  No.  9.  Oil  well  wit- 
nessed bailing  test  and  on  account  the  small  amount  of  hole  below  the  water 
string,  recommended  pumping  test  to  be  witnessed  thirty  days  after  the  well 
started  producing. 

A-125.  Shutoff.  St.  Paul  Consolidated  Oil  Company  well  No.  9.  Refer  to 
AA-67.     Production  test  proved  that  top  water  was  satisfactorily  shut  off. 

AA-162.     Redrill.    .St.    Paul   Consolidated   Oil   Company   well   No.   2.      Approved 
proposal    to   bridge   under   water   string,   then   perforate   water   string   so   that 
cement  could  be  pumped  through  the  perforations  to  protect  an  oil  sand  formerly 
shut  off. 
Section  24,  20-14. 

Letter  October  4,  1915.  Abandon  Inca  Oil  Company  well  No.  4.  Approved  pro- 
posal plan  for  plugging  and  abandoning. 

Letter  February  14,  1916.     Abandonment  Inca  Oil  Company  well  No.  4. 

Letter  Traders  Oil  Company  vs.  Inca  Oil  Company  well  No.  7.     February  7,  191G. 
(See  complaints,  Coalinga  field.) 

AA-37.  Redrill.  Inca  Oil  Company  well  No.  7.  Approved  proposal  to  test 
water  string  by  bridging  below  the  shoe. 

A-3G.  Shutoff.  Inca  Oil  Company  well  No.  7.  Test  proved  that  the  well  was 
not  making  water  from  above  the  top  of  plug,  which  was  about  30'  below  the 
shoe  of  the  water  string. 

AA-99.  Redrill.  Inca  Oil  Company  well  No.  17.  Approved  proposal  to  pull 
the  oil  string  and  test  the  water  string  for  possible  top  water. 

A-101.  Shutoff.  Inca  Oil  Company  well  No.  17.  The  test  proved  the  water 
which  the  well  produced  did  not  come  from  above  the  top  of  the  bridge  which 
was  placed  45'  below  the  shoe  of  the  water  string. 

AA-142.  Redrill  Inca  Oil  Company  well  No.  33.  Approved  proposal  to  move 
collapsed  oil  string  and  put  in  bridge  under  the  water  string  to  test  for  possible 
top  water. 

AA-17.  Redrill.  Claremont  Oil  Company  well  No.  5.  Approved  proposal  to 
set  packer  to  shut  off  top  water. 

.\.-24.  Shutoff.  Claremont  Oil  Company  well  No.  5.  Old  well  production  test. 
Packer  set  to  shut  off  top  water.     Test  showed  that  top  water  was  shut  off. 

.VA-18.  Redrill.  Claremont  Oil  Company  well  No.  14.  Approved  proposal  to 
bridge  under  water  string  to  determine  if  well  is  making  top  water. 

A-2S.  Shutoff  Claremont  Oil  Company  well  No.  14.  Old  well  bridge  under  water 
string.     Test  proved  that  well  was  not  making  top  water. 

.VA-69.  Redrill.  Salvia  Oil  Company  well  No.  9.  Approved  proposal  to  pull 
out  string  in  order  to  set  packer  to  shut  off  top  water. 

.\-8S.  Shutoff.  Salvia  Oil  Company  well  No.  9.  Packer  set  to  shut  off  top 
water.  Well  had  produced  about  two  months  when  fluid  level  test  indicated 
improvement  in  water  condition.  Recommended  pumping  sixty  days  longer  for 
further  test. 

-VA-Sl.  Redrill  Salvia  Oil  Company  well  No.  13.  Approved  proposal  to  pull  oil 
string  and  set  packer  to  shut  off  top  water. 


94  STATE   OIL    AND    GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

Section  24,  20-14^Continued. 
A-102.  Shutoff.  Salvia  Oil  Company  well  No.  13.  Packer  set  to  shut  off  top 
water.  After  setting  packer  the  fluid  in  the  well  dropped  from  00'  to  1050' 
from  the  surface  in  thirty-one  days.  This  indicated  an  improvement  in  the 
water  condition.  Recommended  that  company  pump  well  for  sixty  daj's 
longer.  At  end  of  this  time  another  test  to  be  witnessed. 
AA-102.  Redrill.  Salvia  Oil  Company  well  No.  2.  Approved  proposal  to 
redrill  in  order  to  increase  production  of  the  well.    Water  condition  satisfactory. 

AA-101.  Redrill  Salvia  Oil  Company  well  No.  6.  Approved  proposal  to  pull  the 
oil  string  in  order  to  set  packer  to  shut  off  top  water. 

A-134.  Shutoff.  Salvia  Oil  Company  well  No.  6.  Old  well.  Packer  set  to 
shut  off  top  water.  The  change  in  fluid  level  in  the  well  after  the  packer  had 
been  set  and  well  pumped  showed  improvement  in  the  well.  Recommended 
pumping  ninety  days  longer  for  further  test. 

AA-138.  Redrill.  Salvia  Oil  Company  well  No.  14.  Approved  proposal  to  pull 
oil  string  and  set  packer  to  shut  off  top  water. 

A-135.  Shutoff.  Salvia  Oil  Company  well  No.  14.  Packer  set  to  shut  off  top 
water.  Production  test  indicated  improvement  in  the  water  condition  of  the 
well.  Recommended  pumping  for  ninety  days  longer;  &t  end  of  this  time 
another  test  would  be  witnessed  and  further  recommendations  made. 

AA-S9.  Redrill.  Premier  Oil  Company  well  No.  1.  Approved  proposal  to  shoot 
well  at  about  1100'  and  to  place  bridge  at  about  1075'  to  test  well  for  water 
and,  if  found,  to  cement  the  Gf"  at  about  1100'. 

A-122.  Shutoff.  Premier  Oil  Company  well  No.  1.  Test  made  to  determine  if 
water  came  around  shoe  of  water  string.  Recommended  that  plug  be  drilled 
out  and  hole  replugged  at  a  lower  depth,  to  test  formations  below  top  of 
original  plug. 

AA-S8.  Redrill.  Traders  Oil  Company  well  No.  34.  Approved  proposal  to  pull 
oil  string  in  order  to  set  packer  to  shut  off  top  water. 

A-77.  Shutoff.  Traders  Oil  Company  well  No.  34.  Packer  set  to  shut  off  top 
water,  production  test  proved  that  top  water  was  satisfactorily  shut  off. 

AA-107.  Redrill  Traders  Oil  Company  well  No.  24.  Approved  proposal  to  pull 
the  oil  string  in  order  to  replace  the  collapsed  casing. 

Notice,  May  22,  1916.  Redrill  Traders  Oil  Company  well  No.  26.  This  proposal 
was  not  approved  on  account  of  the  company's  noncompliance  with  the  law  in 
the  matter  of  well  logs.  A  copy  of  General  Departmental  Orders  of  May  6, 
1916,  was  mailed  to  the  company. 

Notice,  June  17,  1916.  Redrill  Traders  Oil  Company  well  No.  15.  Did  not 
appi'ove  proposal  to  redrill  on  account  of  the  company's  noncompliance  with  the 
law  in  the  matter  of  furnishing  this  department  with  log  records.  Mailed  the 
company  departmental  orders  of  May  6,  1916.  The  company  ignored  all  of 
these  ruling-'S  and  redrilled  the  well  without  approval. 

Letter  April  24,  1916.  Ozark  Oil  Company  vs.  Traders  well  No.  20.  See  com- 
plaints Coalinga  Field. 

AA-1S4.  Redrill.  Claremont  Oil  Company  well  No.  1.  Approval  proposal  to 
set  packer  to  shut  off  possible  top  water. 

Section  25,  20-14. 

AA-42.     Redrill.     K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  25.     Approved  proposal  to  pull  out  liner 

and  set  heaving  plug  in  oil  string. 
AA-97.     Redrill.     K.   T.   and   O.   well    No.   35.     Approved   proposal    to   pull   oil 

string  and  bridge  hole  under  water  string,  for  the  purpose  of  location  of  possible 

water  in  the  well. 
A-110.     Shutoff.     K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  35.     Plug  put  in  below  the  water  string. 

Test  proved  that  the  source  of  the  water  which  the  well  made  was  below  the 

top  of  the  plug.     Recommended  replugging  at  a  lower  depth  in  order  to  make  a 

further  test. 


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FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  95 

Section  2r»,  20-14 — Continued. 

AA-160.  Redi-ill.  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  54.  Approved  proposal  to  put  in  a 
new  packer  in  order  to  shut  off  top  water. 

A-137.  Shutoff.  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  54.  Packer  set  to  shut  off  top  water. 
After  producing:  twenty-six  days,  the  well  still  produced  all  water.  Recom- 
mended that  the  company  pump  the  well  sixty  daj'S  longer,  at  the  end  of  which 
time  another  production  test  would  be  witnessed  and  further  recommendations 
made. 

Letter  October  15,  1915.  Abandon  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  5.  xVpproved  proposal 
plan  of  plugging  and  abandonment. 

Letter  October  15,  1915.  Abandon  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  4.  Approved 
proposed  plan  of  plugging  and  abandonment. 

Section  26,  20-14. 

AA-103.     Redrill.     Coalinga  Homestake  Oil  Company  well  No.  1-A.     Approved 

proposal   to  pull  oil  string  in  order  to  clean  out  and  reland  at  about  original 

depth. 
AA-133.     Pull    oil    string.      Coalinga    Homestake    Oil    Company    well    No.    1-A. 

Approved  proposal  to  pull  out  the  oil  string  and  produce  from  open  hole. 
AA-197.     Shutoff   top   water.      Coalinga    Homestake    Oil    Company    well    No.    0. 

Approved  proposal  to  test  water  string  and  in  case  water  was  found,  that  the 

water  string  be  recemented  at  the  same  depth  as  not  cemented. 
Letter  March  3,  1916.     Change  number.     Coalinga  Homestake  well  No.  7.     Per- 
mission was  granted  to  change  the  number  from  7  to  1-A. 
AA-56.     Redrill.      Smith    and    Pevey    (Netherlands    Oil    Company)    well    No.    3. 

Approved  proposal  to  test  water  string  by  bridging  under  the  shoe,  and  in  case 

water  was  found  that  a  new  water  string  be  cemented  at  about  7S3'. 
.V-SO.     Shutoff.      Netherlands   Oil    Company   well    No.   3.      On   account   of   being 

unable  to  establish  that  the  hole  was  open  below   the  shoe  of  the  new  water 

string,  recommended  that  plug  be  drilled  out  and  well  pumped  for  further  test 

of  water  shut  off. 
Section  36,  20-14. 

AA-55.     Redrill.     Associated  well  No.  9-D.     Chemical  analysis  of  water  from  the 

well  indicated  top  water.     Approved  proposal  to  test  water  string  by  bridging 

below  the  shoe. 
AA-84.     Redrill.     Associated   well   No.  9-D.     Approved   proposal   to  cement   the 

SJ"  between  the  10"  casing  and  the  top  of  the  oil  sand. 
A-13S.     Shutoff.     Associated  well   No.  9-D.     Production  test  indicated  that  top 

water   was   properly   shut   off.      Recommended   pumping   for  sixty   days   longer, 

when  another  test  would  be  witnessed. 
AA-106.     Redrill.      Associated    well    No.    8-D.      Approved    proposal    to    test    10" 

casing  with  packer  and  if  water  is  found  to  cement  the  Si"  about  30'  below  the 

shoe  of  the  10"  casing. 
A-139.     Shutoff.      Associated    well    No.    S-D.      The   Si"    was   cemented   and    the 

packer  which  formerly  shut  off  top  water  eliminated.     Recommended  that  com- 
pany plug  the  bottom  of  the  hole  as  the  chemical  analysis  of  water  from  the 

well   indicated  bottom  water. 
A.V-17(>.     Abandon.     Associated     well     No.    9-1.     Approved     proposal     plan     for 

plugging   and    abandoning.      Recommended    that   company    ascertain    that    each 

cement  plug  be  set  properly. 
S-^rnoN  2,  19-15. 

A.V-7G.     Deepen.     General     Petroleum     Company     well     No.     6.     Recommended 

deepening  as  proposed. 
AA-15.     Redrill.       General     Petroleum    Company    well     No.    7.       Recommended 

redrilling  as  proposed  top  sand  to  be  shut  off  on  account  of  water. 
A^3.     Shutoff.     General   Petroleum  Company   well   No.   7.     Old  well.     Test  for 

shut  off  of  top  water  satisfactorj'. 
AA-49.     Redrill.     General   Petroleum  Company  well  No.  9.     Well   to  be  tested 

for  water.     Recommended  that  company  test  as  proposed. 


96  STATE  OIL    AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR, 

Section  10,  19-15. 

Letter,  October  9,  1915.     Recondition  well  No.  1,  Coalinga  Midland  Oil  Company. 
Letter,  September  27,  1915.     California  Oil  Fields,  Limited,  well  No.  2.     Approved 

plan  to  test  upper  sands  to  determine  their  contents. 
A-23.     Slnitoff.     California  Oil  Fields,  Limited,  well  No.  2.    Production  test  O.  K. 

Test   made  of  sands  formerly   shut  off.     These  sands  now  produce   about  100 

barrels  of  oil  per  day. 
AA-20.     Redrill.     California  Oil  Fields,  Limited,  well  No.  7.     Approved  plan  to 

test  the  upper  sands,  formerly  shut  off. 
A-31.     Shutoff.     Shell  Company  well  No.  7.     Test  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 

Recommended  testing  upper  formations  before  deepening  to  original  depth. 
AA-115.     Recement.      Shell  Company  well  No.   7.     Approved  company's  plan  of 

cementing  at  a  lower  depth  on  account  of  upper  formations  containing  water. 
AA-34.     Redrill    and    deepen.      California    Oil    Fields,    Limited,    well    No.     8. 

Approved  proposal  to  recement  at  a  higher  point  in  order  to  test  formations 

formerly  shut  off.     Recommended   testing  by  pumping  before  deepening  below 

original   depth. 
A-39.     Shutoff.      Shell  Company  well   No.  8.     Test  satisfactory. 
Form  No.  113.     February  24,  1916.    Test  water  string  Shell  well  No.  S.    Approved 

proposal  to  test  by  plugging  a  few  feet  under  the  water  string. 
Letter,  March  G,  1916.     Test  of  water  string  Shell  well  No.  8.     Test  approved. 

Recommended   that  company   follow   their  plan   of   drilling   out   plug   by   stages 

and  testing  in  order  to  locate  the  water. 
Section  11,  19-15. 

AA-26.     Redrill.     K.  T.   and   O.   Company   well   No.   16.     Approved   proposal   to 

recement   at  the   original   depth. 
A-40.     Shutoff.     K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  16.     (See  correspondence.)     Test  showed 

that  top  water  was  probably  shut  off.     Approved  proposal  to  land  oil  string  at 

original  depth  and  recommend  pumping  for  further  test  of  water  shut  off. 
AA— 4.     Abandon.     K.   T.   and   O.   Company   well   No.   39.      Approved  method   of 

plugging  as  proposed. 
Section  14,  19-15. 

AA-75.     Deepen.      Shell    Company    well    No.    1.      Approved    proposal    to    deepen 

from  1565'  to  1700'. 
Letter,  October  9,  1915.     California  Oil  Fields,  Limited,  well  No.  4.     Approved 

plan   of   redrilling   to    determine   condition   of   hole.     This   well    was    formerly 

plugged  and  abandoned. 
A-32.     Shutoff.     Shell  Company  well  No.  4.     Test  of  water  string  satisfactory. 

Recommended  "drilling  in"  and  that  pumping  test  be  made  to  determine  con- 
tents of  lower  formations. 
A^l.     Shutoff.     Shell  Company  well  No.  4.     Production  test  proved  satisfactory. 

This  well  was  formerly  abandoned.     The  present  management  redrilled  the  well 

and  got  a  production  of  about  250  barrels  of  clean  oil  per  day. 
Letter,     September    27,    1915.       California    Oil    Fields,    Limited,     well     No.     6. 

Approved  proposal  to  test  by  pumping  and  if  water  was  excessive  that  bottom 

of  the  hole  be  replugged. 
AA-113.     Shell  Company  well  No.  6.     Test  water  string.     Approved  proposal  to 

bridge  under  the  water  string  in  order  to  test  the  well  for  possible  top  water, 

and  note  what  efforts,   if  any,  this  might  have  on  wells.     Nos.   14  and  16  on 

same  section, 
AA-90.     Redrill   and  deepen.      Shell   Company   well   No.   11.     Approved   proposal 

to  drill  out  cement  plug  in  bottom  of  hole  in  order  to  test  the  lower  formations. 
AA-114.     Recement.     Shell  Company  well  No.  11.     Approved  proposal  to  loosen 

the  SJ"  water  string  and  recement  same  in  order  to  shut  off  top  water. 
A-123.     Shutoff,      Shell   Company  well   No.   11.     Bailing   test   not   entirely   con- 
clusive, so  recommended  drilling  ahead  40'  and  make  further  test  by  pumping 

for  about  60  days,  at  which  time  another  test  would  be  witnessed. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  97 

^^KCTION  14,  19-15— C'nntiiuK'd. 

Letter,  September  27,  1015.  California  Oil  Fields,  Limited,  well  No.  14. 
Approved  proposal  to  recement  the  well  iu  order  to  shut  oflf  probable  top  water. 

Lettei',  November  17,  1915.  Approved  proposal  to  make  pumpiug  test  rather  thau 
bailing  test  for  water  shut  off. 

Letter,  February  14,  1916.  Giving  data  on  production  test  witnessed  on  Feb- 
ruary 2d,  and  stating  that  further  test  would  be  witnessed  after  the  well  had 
been   deepened. 

Form  No.  113.  Approved  proposal  to  redrill  and  deepen  to  original  depth. 
Various  letters  rewell  No.  14,  Shell  Company. 

Letter,  September  27,  1915.  Recement  Shell  Company  No.  16.  Approved  pro- 
posal cementing  depth  in  order  that  a  supposed  sand  formerly  shut  off  could  be 
tested,  called  attention  to  possible  doubtful  character  of  upper  formations  in 
this  vicinity,  particularly  on  account  of  depth  of  shut  off  on  neighboring  wells. 

A-14.  Shutoff.  California  Oil  Fields  well  No.  16.  Test  of  water  string 
approved.  Recommended  drilling  to  original  depth  and  test  by  pumping  before 
further  deepening. 

A-22.     Shutoff.     California  Oil  Fields  well  No.  16.     Production  test  satisfactory. 

Form  No.  113.  January  10,  1916.  Deepen  Shell  well  No.  16.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  deepen  to  about  ISOO'. 

Skction  15,  19-15. 

AA-5S.  Deepen.  Shell  Company  well  No.  1.  Approved  proposal  to  drill  the 
well  1.50'  deeper. 

Section  17,  19-15. 

AA-2S.  Redrill.  Jeremiah  Miller  well  No.  1.  Approved  proposal  to  plug  uot- 
tom  of  hole  in  order  to  shut  off  water. 

AA-S5.  Redrill.  Western  Oil  and  Gas  Company,  Limited,  well  No.  1.  Approved 
proposal  to  pull  a  liner  and  shoot  oil  sand  in  order  to  increase  production. 

AA-SO.  Redrill.  Western  Oil  and  Gas  Company,  Limited,  well  No.  2. 
Approved  proposal  to  clean  out  and  plug  off  bottom  water. 

Form  No.  113.  Commence  drilling  well  No.  6,  Western  Oil  and  Gas  Company 
called  for  details  concerning  manner  in  which  water  was  to  be  shut  oft".  Com- 
pany replied  stating  that  they  had  changed  their  plans  and  would  not  drill  the 
well. 

Skctiox  22,  19-15. 

AA-118.     Redrill.      Caribou    Oil    Company    well    No.    5.      Approved    proposal    to 

reperforate  the  oil  string. 
AA-117.     Redrill,    Caribou    Oil    Company    well    No.    7.      Approved    proposal    to 

reperforate  the  oil  string. 
AA-144.     Redrill.      Caribou    Oil    Company    well    No.    S.      Approved    propo.^al    to 

reperforate  the  oil  string. 

Skction  26,  19-15. 

Letter,    September   IS,   1915.      Redrill.      Shell    Company    well    No.    3.      Proposal 

satisfactory. 
Letter,    September   IS,    1915.      Redrill.      Shell    Company    well    No.    7.      Proposal 

satisfactory. 
A-4.     Shutoff.     California  Oil  Fields,  Limited,  well  No.  15.     Production  test  for 

shut  off  of  top  water,  test  satisfactory. 
AA-123.     Deepen.     Shell  Company  well   No.  15.     Approved   proposal   to  deepen. 
Letter,  October  18,  191.5.     Cementing  depth  California  Oil   Fields,  Limited,  well 

No.   16.     Approved   proposal   to   shut   off  water  in   order   to   test   upper  sands. 

These  sands  were  shut  off  in   adjoining  wells. 
AA-206.     Recement.     Shell  Company  well  No.  16.     Proposal  approved. 

Section  27,  19-15. 

AA-33.  Rodrill.  California  Oil  Fields  well  No.  2.  Approved  proposal  to  pull 
6§"  oil  string. 

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98  STATE   OIL    AND    GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

Section  27,  19-15 — Continued. 

AA-46.     Redrill.     California  Oil   Fields  well  No.  3.     Approved  proposal  to  pull 

6§"  string. 
AA-29.     Kedrill.     California  Oil  Fields  well  No.  4.     Approved  proposal   to  pull 

portions  of  6i"  oil  string  and  perforate. 
Letter,   September  IS,  1915.     Redrill  California  Oil  Fields,  Limited,  well  No.  G. 

Proposal   satisfactory. 
AA-45.     Redrill.     California  Oil   Fields  well   No.   24.     Approved  plan  to  pull  a 

portion  of  the  61"  oil  string  and  perforate. 
Letter,  October  8,  1915.     Redrill.     California  Oil   Fields  well  No.   7.     Approved 

proposal  to  redrill  in  order  to  increase  production. 
AA-3.     Redrill.     California  Oil  Fields  well  No.  25.     Approved  proposal  to  pull 

6|"  string  and  test  out  for  production. 
A-133.     Shutoff.     Shell  Company  well   No.  23.     Approved  test  of  water  string, 

which    was    recemented.      Shall    witness    production    test    three    months    after 

completion. 
AA-25.     Redrill.     California  Oil  Fields  well  No.  2S.     Approved  proposal  to  pull 

a  portion  of  the  6|"  oil  string. 
AA-23.     Redrill.     California  Oil  Fields  well  No.  29.     Approved  proposal  to  pull 

portion  of  G|"  oil  string. 
Letter,  October  8,  1915.     California  Oil  Fields  well  No.  33.     Approved  proposal 

to  pull  liner  and  test  for  production. 
A-11.     Shutoff.     California  Oil  Fields  well  No.  35.     Top  water  recemented  off. 
AA-1.     Redrill.     California  Oil  Fields  well  No.  35.    Approved  proposal  to  deepen. 
AA-2.     Redrill.      California    Oil    Fields    well    No.    37.      Approved    proiwsal    to 

reperforate. 
AA-32.     Redrill.     California  Oil  Fields  well  No.  44.     Approved  proposal  to  pull 

liner. 

Section  28,  19-15. 

Notice,  September  17,  1915.  Deepen.  Standard  well  No.  16.  Proposal  satis- 
factory. 

AA-57.  Redrill.  Standard  well  No.  56.  Approved  proposal  to  pull  6J"  line 
and  redrill  with  Si"  casing. 

Form   No.   113.      Februai-y   18,   1916.      Resume  drilling.     Standard  well   No.  97. 
Withheld  decision  on  proposed  depth  for  shutting  off  water,   awaiting  results 
on    adjoining   wells.      Decision    to   be    rendered    later   and   before   shutting   off 
point  is  reached. 
Section  29,  19-15. 

Letter,  September  27,  1915.  Test  water  shut  off.  California  Oil  Fields,  Limited, 
well  No.  5.  Approved  proposal  to  make  pumping  test  of  sand  from  2655'  to 
2670'. 

Letter,  October  S,  1915.  Deepen.  Shell  Company  well  No.  5.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  deepen  and  prospect  for  oil  sands,  before  again  shutting  off  water. 

Letter,  November  12,  1915.  Shell  Company  well  No.  5.  Approved  proposal  depth 
for  shutting  off  top  water. 

A-42.     Shutoff.     Shell  Company  well  No.  5.     Production  test  satisfactory. 

Lettei-,  May  5,  1916.  Shell  Company  well  No.  6.  Recommended  shutting  off 
top  water  at  about  2700'.     The  proposal  was  to  shut  off  at  2800'. 

Letter,  jNIay  8,  1916.  Shell  Company  well  No.  6.  Approved  new  proposal  to 
shut  off  top  -water  at  about  2640'. 

Section  31,  19-15. 

AA-154.  Redrill.  W.  M.  and  M.  Oil  Company  well  No.  4.  Approved  proposal 
to  redrill  to  oi-iginal  depth  and  shoot  and  plug  the  bottom  of  the  hole  on  account 
of  possible  bottom  water. 

AA-127.  Redrill.  Commercial  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  6.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  replace  oil  string  which  had  collapsed. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  99 

Section  32.  10-15. 

AA-65.  Redrill.  Coalinga  Empire  Oil  Company  well  No.  2.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  cut  oft"  and  side  track  about  25'  of  the  old  water  string  and  cement 
new  water  string  at  about  same  depth  as  oi'iginal  water  string. 

Letter,  October  5.  191.">.  Deepen.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1. 
Approved  proposal  to  deepen  to  next  oil  sand. 

AA-S3.  Redrill.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  19.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  redrill  on  account  of  collapsed  oil  string. 

AA-S2.  Redrill.  American  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  37.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  redrill  on  account  of  collapsed  oil  string. 

Form  No.  113.  April  11,  191G.  Drilling.  Pantheon  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 
Your  letter  April  10,  191G.  called  the  attention  of  the  company  to  the  fact 
that  notice  of  intention  to  drill  this  well  had  not  been  received,  although  drill- 
ing had  commenced. 

A-1.  Shutoff.  Call  Oil  Company  well  No.  3.  (Well  redrilled  on  account  of 
top  water.)      Test  satisfactory. 

Section  33,  19-15. 

Letter,  December  13,  1915.  Recement  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  40.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  recement  below  doubtful  sand  found  below  point  of  original  shut  off. 

A-44.     Shutoff  K.  T.   and   O.  well   No.  40.     New   well.     Test  for  shutoff  of   top 
water  satisfactory. 
.'Mixtion  34,  19-15. 

AA-36.  Deepen.  California  Oil  Fields  well  No.  19.  Approved  proposal  to 
deepen  about  SO'. 

AA^O.     Deepen.   California  Oil   Fields  well   No.   20.     Approved  proposal. 

Letter,  October  8,  1915.  California  Oil  Fields,  Limited,  well  No.  2S.  Approved 
proposal  to  drill  to  shale  under  first  oil  sand  and  land  oil  string  to  test  water 
shut  off  by  pumping.      (Water  shut  off  at  2156'.) 

A-13.  Shutoff.  California  Oil  Fields,  Limited,  well  No.  28.  New  well,  produc- 
tion test  satisfactor}\ 

A-5.     Shutoff".     California   Oi'   Fields  well   No.   29.     New  well   test  satisfactory. 

AA-112.     Deepen.     Shell  Company  well  No.  29.     Proposal  approved. 

A-Gl.     Shutoff.     Shell  Company  well  No.  31.     Test  of  water  string  satisfactory. 

Form  No.  113.  April  15,  1916.  Shell  Company  well  No.  31.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  recement  again  at  lower  depth  (2290'),  on  account  of  finding  water 
below  the  former  cementing  point. 

AA-131.     Shoot   casing.      Shell    Company    well    No.    31.      Approved    proposal    to 
shoot  casing  in  order  to  recement  off  water. 
Section  35,  19-15. 

Letter,  October  8,  1915.  Commence  drilling  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  IG.  Esti- 
mated depth   for  shutting   off  water  satisfactory. 

A-51.  Shutoff'.  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  IG.  New  well.  Top  water  test  satis- 
factory. 

AA-120.     Plug  bottom.     K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  IG.     Proposal  approved. 

A-112.     Shutoff.     K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  16.     Bottom  water  test  satisfactory. 

Form  No.  113.  Commence  drilling.  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  22.  Approved  pro- 
posal depth   for  shutting  off  top  water. 

A-2.  Shutoff.  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  30.  Tested  formations,  just  above  the 
brown  shale.     Test  satisfactory. 

A-3.  Shutoff.  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  30.  Cemented  string  of  casing  perforated 
to  locate  water  sands  between  the  oil  sands.  This  was  satisfactorily  done  and 
casing  plugged. 

A-7.  Shutoff.  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  30.  Perforated  cemented  string  opposite 
oil  sand  above  the  water  sand.  Test  showed  that  these  sands  were  fully  pro- 
tected from  water. 

Form  No.  113.  March  1,  1916.  Commence  drilling  well  No.  41,  K.  T.  and  O. 
Approved   proposed  depth  for   shutting  off  top  water. 


100  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

Section  85,  19-15^ — Continued. 

Form  No.  113.  February  5,  1910.  Coiuiuouce  drilling  well  No.  42,  K.  T.  and  O. 
Approved  proposal  depth  for  shutting  off  top  water. 

A-90.  Shutoff.  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  42.  New  well  test  of  top  water  shutoff 
satisfactory. 

Form  No.  113.  March  11,  191G.  Commence  drilling  well  No.  43,  K.  T.  and  O. 
Approved  proposal  depth  for  shutting  off  top  water.  ; 

A-103.  Shutoff.  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  43.  New  well.  Top  water  test  satis- 
factory. 

Section  36,  19-15. 

Letter,  September  10,  1915.  Standard  well  No.  1.  Redrill.  Approved  proposed 
depth  of  shutting  off  top  water. 

Letter,  September  17,  1915.  Redrill.  Standard  well  No.  1.  Approved  proposal 
to  shut  water  off  5'  deeper  than  original  proposal. 

A-15.  Shutoff.  Standard  well  No.  1.  Old  well  test  of  water  string.  Approved 
recommended  drilling  to  original  depth  and  testing  before  further  deepening, 
in  order  to  locate  possible  bottom  water. 

Letter,  September  17,  1915.  Abandon.  Standard  well  No.  5.  Approved  pro- 
posed method  of  abandonment.  This  approval  resulted  from  several  joint  con- 
ferences had  with  representatives  of  the  Standard  and  Shell  companies. 

Letter,  September  25,  1915.  Commence  drilling.  California  Oil  Fields,  Limited, 
well  No.  1.     Approved  estimated  depth  of  shutting  off  water. 

Letter,  December  IS,  1915.  Depth  of  shutting  off  water.  Shell  Company  well 
No.  1.     Proposal  approved. 

A-38.  Shutoff.  Shell  Company  well  No.  1.  New  well.  Top  water.  Test  satis- 
factory. 

Letter,   April   11,   191G.     Commence   drilling.     Shell   Companj'   well   No.  2.     Pro- , 
posed  depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 

Section  12,  21-14. 

AA-185.     Abandon.      Lubricating   Oil   Company   well   No.   1.     Approved   method 

of  plugging  recommended   that  company  determine  that  each  cement  plug  set 

properly  and  furnish  this  department  with  record  of  work  for  final   approval. 
AA-18G.     Abandon.     Lubricating  Oil   Company  well   No.  2.     Api^roved  proposed 

method  of  plugging  and  abandoning. 
AA-1S7.     Abandon.     Lubricating  Oil  Company  well   No.  3.     Approved  proposal 

method  of  plugging   and  abandoning   recommended   that  that  company   furnish 

this  department  with  record  of  work  done  in  abandoning  for  final  approval. 
AA-ISS.     Abandon.     Lubricating  Oil   Company  well  No.  4.     Approved  proposed 

method  of  abandoning. 
AA-1S9.     Abandon.     Lubricating  Oil   Company  well   No.  5.     Approved  proposed 

method    of    abandoning    productive    oil    sands    not    encountered.      No    plugging 

necessary. 

Section  8,  17-11. 

AA-136.  Deepen.  Merced  ParafBne  Oil  Company  well  No.  1.  Proposal  approved. 
Section  20,  22-18. 

AA-48.  Abandon.  R.  L.  Patterson  well  No.  1.  Approved  proposal  method  of 
plugging  and  abandoning. 

Section  13,  24-18. 

Commence  drilling.     Hugh  McPhail  well  No.  1.     Approved  proposal  to  prospect 
for  oil  sands  befoi-e  sending  in  estimated  depth  for  shutting  off  water. 
Section  22,  25-18. 

AA-38.     Abandon.     Baker  and  Henshaw  well  No.  1.     Approved  proposed  method 

of  plugging  and  abandonment. 
AA-39.     Abandon.      Baker    and    Henshaw    well    No.    2.      Approved    proposal    to 
abandon.     This  well  was  not  drilled  deep  enough  to  encounter  oil  formations. 
Recommended  that  plugging  was  not  necessary. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  101 

Section  27,  25-20. 

AA-12.  Abandon.  Borst  and  Baker  well  No.  1.  Approved  proposal  to  abandon 
without  plugging.  No  oil  formations  were  encounterod  in  this  well  according 
to  the  data  submitted  by  the  company  to  this  department. 

Section  2,  25-10. 

Notice,  April  29,  1910.  Drill.  Crescent  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1. 
Approved  proposal  to  prospect  for  oil  formations  before  giving  depth  for 
shutting  off  water. 

Section  3,  26-20. 

T>etter,  March  17.  1910.     Removal  of  derrick.     B.  B.  and  E.  R.  Dudley  Petroleum 
Company  well  No.  1.     Did  not  approve  proposal  to  move  derrick  to  drill  well 
No.  2.     Called  attention  to  fact  that  work  done  in  plugging  No.  1  was  not  done 
P         under  the  supervision  of  this  department. 

AA-178.     Shutoff  at  lower  depth.     B.  B.  and  E.  R.  Dudley  Petroleum  Company 

well  No.  2.     Approved  proposal  to  recement  in  more  suitable  formation.     Rccom- 

»  mended  that  all  sands  carrying  oil  below  the  present  depth  be  thoroughly  tested. 

P    AA-194.     Cement   at  SOO*.     B.  B.  and  E.   R.   Dudley   Petroleum  Company  well 

No.  2.     Approved  proposal  to  cement  12V'  casing  at  this  depth. 

Section  11.  20-20. 

Notice,  May  24,  1916.  Begin  drilling.  B.  B.  and  E.  R.  Dudley  Petroleum  Com- 
pany well  No.  1.     Approved  proposal  depth  for  shutting  off  top  water. 

Section  12,  26-20. 

Form  No.  113.     November  12,  191.5.     Commence  drilling.     Baker  and  Henshaw 

well  No.  1.     Approved  proposed  depth  for  shutting  off  top  water. 
A-70.     Shutoff.     Baker  and  Henshaw  well  No.  1.     Test  not  conclusive.     Recom- 
mended  that  additional   tests  be  made  later. 
Form  No.  113.     April  11,  1916.     Commenced  drilling.     Baker  and  Henshaw  well 
No.  2.     Proposed  depth  for  shutting  off  top  water  not  approved.     Recommended 
that  water  be  shut  off  higher,  so  that  producing  sands  south  in  Section  13,  be 
not  exposed  to  possible  top  water. 
AA-172.     Test  for  top  water.     Baker  and  Henshaw  well  No.  2.     Approved  pro- 
posal to  put  in  plug  over  lower  oil  sand  to  test  for  top  water. 
»AA-205.     Shutoff  water.     Baker  and  Henshaw  well   No.   2.     Approved  proposal 
to  cement  in  liner,  top  of  which  would  be  in  10"  water  string. 

Section  13,  26-20. 

Letter,    December   4,   1915.      Commence   drilling.      Associated   Oil    Company   well 

No.  12.     Requested  data  on  proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off.     This  information 

was  not  received. 
A-30.     Shutoff.     Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.   12.     Water  test  satisfactory. 
Form  No.  113.     January  10,  1910.     Commence  drilling.     Associated  Oil  Company 

well  No.  13.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 
.\-46.     Shutoff.     Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  13.     Water  test  satisfactory. 
Form  No.  113.     May  27,  1910.     Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  14.     Commence 

drilling.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 
A-120.     Shutoff.      Associated   Oil   Company   well   No.   14.     Test  of  water  string 

satisfactory.     Supplementary  test  to  be  made  on  production  after  60  days  from 

completion. 
Form   No.   113.      May   13,    1916.      Commence   drilling.      Associated   Oil   Company 

well  No.  15.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-116.     Shutoff.     Associated   Oil   Company   well   No.   15.     Test   of  water  string 

satisfactory. 

»Form   No.   113.     December  31,   1915.     Commence   drilling.     Associated   Oil    Com- 
pany well  No.  16.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-45.     Shutoff.     Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  16.     Water  test  satisfactory. 
Form   No.   113.     Deceml)er  26,   1915.     Commence  drilling.     Associated   Oil   Com- 
pany well  No.  17.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 


102  STATE  OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR, 

Section  13,  2G-20— Continued. 

A— iS.     Shutofif.     Associated  Oil   Company  well   No.   17.     Test  of  water  shut  off 

satisfactory. 
Form  No.  113.     December  20,  1915.     Commence   drilling.     Associated   Oil   Com- 
pany well  No.  18.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 
A-3o.     Shutoff.     Associated   Oil   Company   well   No.   18.      Test   of   water  shutoff 

satisfactory. 
Form   No.   113.     March  4,   1916.     Commence  drilling.     Associated   Oil   Company 

well  No.  19.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 
A-65.     Shutoff.     Associated  well  No.  19.     Water  test  satisfactory. 
Form   No.   113.     April   2.5,   191G.      Commence  drilling.     Associated  well   No.   20. 

Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-97.     Shutoff.     Associated  well  No.  20.     Test  of  water  string  satisfactory. 
Form  No.  113.     February  6,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Associated  well  No.  21. 

Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-55.     Shutoff.     Associated   Oil   Company  well   No.  21.     Test  of  water  shut  off 

satisfactory. 
Form  No.  113.     February  1,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Associated  Oil  Company 

well  No.  22.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-52.     Shutoff.    Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  22.    Test  of  water  satisfactory. 
Form  No.  113.     February  19,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Associated  well  No.  23. 

Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-69.     Shutoff.      Associated   well   No.   23.      Bailing   test   showed   water   was   not 

satisfactorily  shut  oft'.     Recommended  that  company  carry  out  their  plan  and 

recement  at  lower  depth. 
A-74.     Shutoff.     Associated  well  No.  23.     Test  of  water  satisfactory. 
Form  No.   113.     March  13,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Associated  well  No.   24. 

Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-S7.     Shutoff.     Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  24.     Test  of  water  shut  off 

satisfactory. 
A-85.     Shutoff.      Associated   well    No.   24.     Test   of   bottom   water   shut   off   not 

entirely  satisfactory.     Recommended  that  well  be  pumped  for  further  test. 
Form  No.  113.    April  7,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Associated  well  No.  25.    Pro- 
posed depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-84.     Shutoff.     Associated  well  No.  25.     Test  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 
AA-134.     Shutoff   bottom   water.      Associated   well    No.   25.      Proposed   work    of 

plugging  off  bottom  water  approved. 
A-117.     Shutoff.      Associated  well   No.   25.     Test   of  bottom   water   shut  off  not 

satisfactory.      Recommended    that   well    be   pumped    for   60   days    and    10-hoiir 

gauges  taken  at  least  once  a  week,  and  further  recommendation  would  be  made. 
Form   No.   113.     March  17,   1916.     Commence  drilling.     Associated  well   No.  26. 

Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-Sl.     Shutoff.     Associated  well  No.  26.     Test  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 
Form  No.  113.     February  9,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Associated  well  No.  27. 

Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-59.     Shutoff.      Associated    well    No.    27.      Test    water    shut    off    satisfactory. 

Recommended  that  well  be  tested  after  completion  to  determine  whether  small 

amount  of  water  present  was  drilling  water. 
Form  No.  113.     February  14,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Associated  well  No.  28. 

Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-62.     Shutoff.     Associated  well  No.  28.     Water  test  satisfactory. 
Form   No.   113.     April   23,   1916.      Commence   drilling.     Associated   well   No.   30. 

Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-98.     Shutoff.     Associated  well  No.  30.     Test  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 
Form  No.   113.     April   12,   1916.     Commence  drilling.     Associated   Oil   Company 

well  No.  31.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 


FIRST   ANNUAL    REPORT.  103 

Skctiox  1?..  20-20— Continued. 
A-{>i.     Shutoff.     Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  31.     Test  of  water  shut  off 

satisfactory. 
Form   No.   113.      May   6,    1916.      Commence    drilling.      Associated    Oil    Company 

well  No.  82.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-106.     Shutoff.     Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  32.     Test  of  water  shut  off 

satisfactory. 
Form    No.    113.      June   9.   1916.      Commence   drilling.      Associated   Oil    Company 

well  No.  33.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
Form   No.   113.     June   16,   1916.     Commence   drilling.      Associated   well   No.   34. 

Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
Form  No.  113.     March  4,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company 

well  D-2.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-119.     Shutoff.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  D-2.     Test  of  water  shut 

off  not  entirely  satisfactory.     Recommended  that  well  be  pumped  for  00  days, 

making  monthly  determination  of  water  in  10-barrel  samples. 
Form  No.  113.     December  30.  1915.     Commence  drilling.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Com- 
pany well  No.  D-3.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-120.     Shutoff.     Lost  Hills  Dev.   Company  well  D-3.     Test  of  Avater  shut  off 

not  entirely  satisfactory.     Recommended  that  company  pump  well  for  90  days 

making  monthly   determination   of  water   in  10-barrel  samples. 
Form  No.  11.3.     March  4,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company 

well   No.  D-4.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-121.     Shutoff.     Lost   Hills  Dev.   Company   well   D-4.     Test  of  water  shut  off 

not  entirely  satisfactory.     Recommended  that  company  pump  well  for  90  days. 

making  monthly  determinations  of  water  in  10-barrel  samples. 
Form  No.   113.     March  4,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Lost  Hills   Dev.  Company 

well  No.  D-5.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-72.     Shutoff.    Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  D-5.     Water  test  not  entirely 

satisfactory.     Recommend  that  well  be  drilled  in  and  pumped  for  further  tests. 
Form  No.  113.     March  7,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company 

well  No.  A-4.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-127.     Shutoff.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  A^.    Test  of  water  shutoff 

satisfactory. 
Form  No.  113.     March  7,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company 

well  No.  A-5.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-147.     Shutoff.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  A-5.     Test  of  water  shut  off 

not  entirely  satisfactory.     Further  tests  to  be  made  after  well  is  on  pump. 
Form  No.  113.     March  7,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company 

well  No.   A-6.     Estimated  depth   of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-100.     Shutoff.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  A-6.     Test  of  water  string 

satisfactory,   however  water  should   have  been   shut   off  above  oil   sand   logged 

from  538  to  612. 
Form  No.  113:     March   7,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company 

well  No.  A-7.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-99.     Water  shutoff.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  A-7.     Test  of  water  shut 

off   unsatisfactory.     Recommended    that    results    of   further    tests    be    submitted 

before  deepening. 
A-86.     Shutoff.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  .\.-7.     Test  of  water  shut  off 

unsatisfactory.     Recommend    well    be    shut   down    awaiting    results    of    tests    on 

neiu:hboring  wells  before  cementing  deeper. 
AA-llO.     Recement.     Lost    Hills   Dev.    Company   well    No.    A-7.     Recommend    that 

well  stand  awaiting  tests  on  adjoining  wells. 
Form  No.  113.     November  .30.  1915.     Commence  drilling.     P..  R.  and  E.  R.  Dudley 
Petroleum  Company  well  No.  2.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 


104  STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

.  Section  13,  26-20— Continued. 

A-m.     Shutoff.     B.    B.    and    E.    R.    Dudl.'y    Petroleum    Company    well    No.    2. 

Satisfactory. 
AA-100.     Redrill.      B.   B.    and   E.    R.   Dudley   Petroleum   Company   well   No.   2. 

Recommended  company  make  another  shut  ofif  with  10"  casing  and  use  at  least 

30  sacks  of  cement. 
Letter,  April  3,  191 G.     Dudley  and  Dudley  well  No.  2.     Test  of  water  shut  off 

unsatisfactory.     Recommended  that  well  No.  3  be  drilled  immediately  to  locate 

source  of  water. 
Form  No.  113.    December  22,  1915.     Commence  drilling.    B.  B.  and  E.  R.  Dudley 

Petroleum  Company  well  No.  3.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-82.     Shutoff.      B.    B.    and    E.    R.    Dudley    Petroleum    Company    well    No.    3. 

Satisfactory. 
AA-12S.     Shutoff.     Bottom  water.     B.  B.  and  E.  R.  Dudley  Petroleum  Company 

well  No.  3.     Plugging  in  bottom  approved  and  recommended  that  before  addi- 
tional work  is  done,  this  department  be  notified  before  work  is  started. 
AA-193.     Redrill.     B.   B.    and    E.    R.   Dudley   Petroleum   Company   well    No.   3. 

Proposal   not   approved   until   additional   information   is   received,   including   log 

of  well,  work  previously  done  and  production  report. 
AA-202.     Plug    bottom.      B.    B.    and    E.    R.    Dudley    Petroleum    Company    well 

No.  3.     Approved  proposal  to  plug  in  bottom  and  recement  water  string. 
Form   No.   113.     April   2.   1916.     Commence  drilling.     B.  B.   and  E.   R.   Dudley 

Petroleum  Company  well  No.  4.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
Form   No.   113.     April   7,   1916.     Commence  drilling.     B.  B.   and  E.   R.   Dudley 

Petroleum  Company  well  No.  5.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
Form  No.   113.     April  17,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     B.  B.  and  E.  R.  Dudley 

Petroleum  Company  well  No.  6.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-101.     Shutoff.      B.    B.    and    E.    R.    Dudley    Petroleum    Company    well    No.    6. 

Satisfactory. 
Form  No.   113.     May  10.  1916.     Commence   drilling.     B.   B.   and  E.  R.   Dudley 

Petroleum  Company  well  No.  7.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved  in 

letter  of  May  25.  1916,  after  receipt  of  further  information. 
A-130.     Shutoff.      B.    B.    and    E.    R.    Dudley    Petroleum    Company    well    No.    7. 

Satisfactory. 
Form   No.  113.     May  27,   1916.     Commence  drilling.     B.   B.   and  E.   R.   Dudley 

Petroleum  Company  well  No.  8.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
Section  24,  26-20. 

Form  No.  113.     March  7,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     California  Star  well  No.  1. 

Estimated  depth  of  shutting  off  water  satisfactory. 
A-68.     Shutoff.     California  Star  well  No.  1.     Test  satisfactory. 
AA-169.     Bridge  over  oil  sand.     California  Star  well  No.  1.     Proposal  approved. 

The  company  desire  to  shut  down  this  well  awaiting  results  on  adjoining  wells. 
Form  No.  113.     March  21,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     California  Star  well  No.  2. 

Estimated  depth  for  shutting  off  water  satisfactory. 
A-75.     Shutoff.      California    Star    well    No.    2.      Test    approved    conditionally. 

Recommended  drilling  through   the  oil   sands  and  pumped  for  further   test  of 

these  sands. 
AA-116.  Test  next  oil  sand.     California  Star  well  No.  2.     Approved  proposal  to 

dril  Ithrough  and  test  the  next  oil  sand,  below  530'. 
AA-124.     Deepen.     California  Star  well  No.  2.     Approved  proposal  to  deepen  to 

same  depth,  stratigraphically,  as  No.  1  and  test  well  by  pumping. 
AA-168.     Deepen.    California  Star  well  No.  2.     Approved  proposal  to  deepen  well 

to  next  sand  below  728'  and  test  the  well  by  pumping. 
AA-174.     Deepen.      California    Star    well    No.    2.      Approved    proposal    to    drill 

through   next   sand,   as   the   last   one   passed    through   made   no   change   in    the 

production  of  the  well. 
AA-191.     Deepen.     California  Star  well  No.  2.     Approved  proposal  to  deepen  to 

next  sand  below  80S'.     At  this  depth  the  well  was  tested  by  pumping  to  deter- 
mine its  water  condition.     The  pumping  test  proved  satisfactory. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  105 

Si  (TiON  24,  26-20— Continued. 

AA-19S.  Deepen.  California  Star  well  No.  2.  Approved  proposal  to  drill  to 
test  sand  and  test  by  pumpinc:.  The  company  desired  definite  information  as  to 
location  of  possible  bottom  water,  and  tested  each  sand  before  entering  the  next 
lower  one. 

Form  No.  113.  April  13,  IMG.  Commence  drilling.  California  Star  well  No.  3. 
Approved  proposal  to  await  results  on  wells  No.  2  and  3  before  making  decision 
on  depth  for  shutting  off  water  on  this  well. 

AA-135.  Depth  of  shutting  off  water.  California  Star  No.  3.  Approved  esti- 
mated depth  as  proposed. 

A-lOu.     Shutoff.     California  Star  No.  3.     Test  of  water  shutoff  satisfactory. 

Form  No.  113.  Commence  drilling.  California  Star  well  No.  4.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  "spud  in"  and  shut  down  well  awaiting  results  on  adjoining  well 
before   furnishing  estimate  for  cementing  depth. 

Form  No.  113.  Commence  drilling.  California  Star  well  No.  5.  Estimated  depth 
of  shutting  off  water  satisfactory. 

Form  No.  113.  Commence  drilling.  California  Star  well  No.  9.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  "spud  in"  and  shut  down  awaiting  results  on  adjoining  wells  before 
shutting  off  top  water. 

Form  No.  113.  Commence  drilling.  California  well  No.  13.  Approved  pro- 
posal waiting  results  on  adjoining  wells  before  company  submit  final  estimate 
for  depth  of  water  shut  off. 

AA-141.  Cement.  California  Star  well  No.  13.  Approved  proposed  depth  for 
shutting  off  top  water. 

.\.-109.  Shutoff.  California  Star  well  No.  13.  Test  of  water  shut  off  satis- 
factory. 

Form  No.  113.  Commence  drilling.  California  Star  well  No.  17.  Proposed 
estimated  depth  for  shutting  off  water  satisfactory. 

AA-192.     Test  oil  sand.     California  Star  well  No.  17.     Approved  proposal  to  test 
tar  sands  above  proposed  cementing  depth,  by  pumping.     No  water  was  noticed 
in  drilling  to  these  tar  sands. 
Skction  19,  26-21. 

AA-1S2.     Deepen.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  A-6.     Approved. 

AA-173.  Deepen.  Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  A-7.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  deepen  to  fii-st  sand  below  present  depth  and  test  same  for  bottom 
water   before   further  deepening. 

AA-183.     Deepen.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  A-8.     Approved. 

AA-200.     Deepen.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  C-6.     Approved. 

Letter,  October  1,  1915.  Commence  drilling.  Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well 
No.  D-4.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 

A-34.     Shutoff.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  D-4.     Satisfactory. 

AA-196.     Deepen.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  D-4.     Approved. 

Ijetter,  October  1,  191.'5.  Commence  drilling.  Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well 
No.  D-5.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 

A-27.     Shutoff.     Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  D-5.     Satisfactory. 

fiCtter.  October  29,  1915.  Commence  drilling.  Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well 
No.  D-6.     Approved  proposal  depth   for  shutting  off  water. 

A-19.  Shutoff.  Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  D-6.  Water  test  satis- 
factory. Recommended  well  be  sampled  for  water  at  least  3  times  a  week 
for  next  30  days. 

Form  No.  113.  .Tanuai-y  3,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  Lost  Hills  Dev.  Comjiany 
well  D-7.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 

.V-63.  Shutoff.  Lost  Hills  Dev.  Company  well  No.  D-7.  Bailing  test  of  water 
shut   off  satisfactory.     Recommended  further  pumping  test. 


106  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Section  30,  26-21. 

AA-68.     Redrill.      Universal    Oil    Company    well    No.    1.      Approved.      Recom- 
mended shut  off  at  about  500'.     The  proposal  was  to  test  for  water  by  bridging 

over  the  oil  sand. 
A-58.     Shutoff.      Universal   Oil    Company   well    No.   1.      Satisfactory.      The    test 

proved  that  the  water  which  the  well  produced  came  through  the  oil  sand. 
Section  34,  26-21. 

AA-16.     Abandonment.     American   Oil   Fields  well   No.  3.     Method  of  abandon- 
ment approved.     No  oil  formations  were  encountered  in  this  well. 
Section  32,  26-21. 

AA-S.     Redrill.     Universal  Oil   Company  well   No.   14.     Proposal   to  test  water 

string  approved.     Proposal  to  shut  off  top  oil  sand  to  be  discussed  later. 
A-25.     Shutoff.     Universal   Oil   Company  well   No.   14.      Satisfactory.     The   test 

proved   that   the  water   which   the   well   produced   came   through   the  oil   sand. 

This  may  be  "edge  water." 
AA-21.     Deepen.     Universal  Oil  Company  well  No.  14.     Proposal  to  deepen  and 

shut  off  top  oil  sand  approved. 
AA-66.     Redrill.      Universal   Oil   Company   well   No.   15.     Approved   proposal   to 

pull  a  portion  of  the  oil  string,  leaving  well  finished  with  a  liner. 
A-143.     Shutoff.     Universal  Oil  Company  well  No.  16.     Satisfactory. 
AA-67.     Deepen.      Universal   Oil   Company  well   No.   30.     Approved  proposal   to 

deepen  and  shut  off  top  oil  sands  on  account  of  their  water  content. 
A-S3.  Shutoff.  Universal  Oil  Company  well  No.  30.  Satisfactory. 
AA-139.  Deepen.     Universal   Oil   Company  well   No.   16.     Approved  proposal   to 

deepen  and  shut  off  top  oil  sand  on  account  of  its  water  content. 
Form   No.   113.      April   21,   1010.     Commence   drilling.     Universal   Oil   Company 

well  No.  37.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
A-142.     Shutoff.     Universal  Oil  Company  well   No.  37.     Satisfactory. 
Section  8,  27-19. 

Letter,  September  27,  1915.     Commence  drilling.     Standard  well  No.  1.     Approved 

proposal  to  prospect  for  oil  formations  and  proper  shut  off  depth. 
AA-63.     Abandon.     Standard  well  No.  1.     Approved  proposal  to  pull  the  casing. 

No  oil  and  gas  sands  reported. 
Form    No.    113.      February    10,    1916.      Commence   drilling.      Well    No.    1.      The 

derrick  was  moved   50'   from   original   No.   1   and  new  hole  started.     Proposal 

approved. 
AA-122.     Abandon.     Standard  well   No.   1.     Approved  proposal   to  abandon   the 

second   hole.     The   proposal   being   to   move   the   derrick   to   start  new   well   on 

account  of  condition  of  hole. 
AA-130.     Begin  drilling.     Standard  well  No.  1.     Approved  proposal.     This  being 

the  third  hole  started.     The  others  were  abandoned  on  account  of  the  condition 

of  the  holes. 
Section  4,  27-21. 

AA-145.     Redrill.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  6.     Approved  proposal. 

Oil  string  bad.     Unable  to  clean  out  to  oil  sand. 
AA-146.     Redrill.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  7.     Approved  proposal 

to  redrill  on  account  of  oil  string  troubles. 
AA-148.     Redrill.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  8.     Approved  proposal 

oil  string  collapsed. 
Form  No.  113.     March  18,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     General  Petroleum  Com- 
pany well  No.  9-A.     Proposed  estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 
A-89.     Shutoff.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  9-A.     Test  approved. 
Form  No.  113.     March  18,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     General  Petroleum  Com- 
pany well  No.  10-A.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 
AA-152.     Recement.      General    Petroleum   Company   well    No.    10-A.      Approved 

proposed  depth  of  recementing*. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  107 

t^KcTio.N  4,  27—21 — Continuofl. 

A-111.  Shutoff.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  IQ-A.  Top  water  not 
shnt  off.     Recommended  recementing  before  drilling  into  the  oil  sand. 

Form  No.  113.  December  22,  1915.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum 
Company  well  No.  IG.     Proposed  estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 

A-53.  Shutoff.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  16-A.  Test  of  water 
shut  off  satisfactory. 

AA-153.  Deepen.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  25.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  deepen. 

Form  No.  113.  December  23,  1915.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum 
Company  well  No.  28.     Approved  estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off. 

A-49.  Shutoff.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  28.  Test  of  water  shut 
off  satisfactory. 

Form  No.  113.  February  18,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum 
Company  well  No.  26-A.     Approved  estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off. 

AA-109.  Redrill.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  32.  Approved  proposal 
to  pull  string  and  redrill  sidetracking  casing  left  in  hole. 

A-92.  Shutoff.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  26.  Test  of  water  shut 
off  satisfactory. 

Form  No.  113.  March  18,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum  Com- 
pany well  No.  38-A.     Approved  estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off. 

AA-151.     Redrill.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  3S-A.     Approved  pro- 
posal to  move  derrick  about  20'  and  drill  new  hole.     The  casing  parted  in  the 
original  hole  before  the  water  was  shut  off. 
f    A-145.     Shutoff'.      General   Petroleum   Company   well   No.   38-A.     Test  of   water 
shut  off  satisfactory. 

Form  No.  113.  June  5,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum  Company 
well  No.  43-A.     Approved  estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off. 

Form  No.  113.  March  18,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum  Com- 
pany well  No.  44-A.     Approved  estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off. 

A-93.  Shutoff.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  44-A.  Test  of  water 
shut  off  satisfactory. 

Form  No.  113.  February  18,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum 
Company  well  No.  45-A.     Approved  proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off. 

A-56.     Shutoff.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  45-A.     Test  satisfactory. 

Form  No.  113.  June  5,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum  Company 
well  No.  49-A.     Approved  estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off. 

Form  No.  113.  June  5,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum  well 
No.  50-A.     Estimated  depth  for  water  shut  off. 

Form  No.  113.  March  18,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum  Com- 
pany well  No.  51-A.     Approved  estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off. 

Form  No.  113.  March  18,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum  Com- 
pany well  No.  56-A.     Approved  estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off. 

A-144.     Shutoff.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  56-A.    Test  satisfactory. 

A-lt;7.  Abandon.  Standard  well  No.  21.  Work  in  abandoning  was  begun 
before  an  investigation  concerning  the  proposal  could  be  made.  Recommended 
that  company  furnish  additional  information  concerning  the  well. 

.VA-171.  Abandon.  Standard  well  No.  21.  The  work  of  abandonment  com- 
pleted but  not  approved,  called  for  additional  information. 

AA-177.  Concerning  abandonment.  Standard  well  No.  21.  Approved  work 
done  in  abandoning  this  well. 

Form  No.  113.  December  20.  1915.  Commence  drilling.  Standard  well  No.  51. 
Approved  proposal  estimated  depth  of  shutting  off  water. 

.\-71.     Shutoff.      Standard   well    No.   51.     Production   test  satisfactory. 

Form  No.  113.  February  8,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  Standard  well  No.  52. 
Approved   proposed  estimate  depth   of  shutting  off  water. 

A-64.     Shutoff.     Standard  well   No.  52.     Satisfactory. 


108  STATE  OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Section  4,  27-21 — Continued. 

Form  No.  113.     February  8,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Standard  well   No.  53. 

Approved  proposed  estimated  depth  of  shutting  off  water. 
A-7S.     Shutoff.     Standard  well  No.  53.     Production  test  satisfactory. 

Section  5,  27-21. 

AA-22.  Deepen.  Universal  Oil  Company  well  No.  7.  Proposal  to  deepen  and 
shut  off  water  approved.  The  proposal  was  to  shut  off  oil  sands  on  account 
of  their  water  content. 

A-54.     Shutoff.     Universal  Oil  Company  well  No.  7.     Satisfactory. 

AA-70.  Deepen.  B.  B.  and  E.  R.  Dudley  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1. 
Approved  proposal  to  shut  off  the  upper  oil  sands  on  account  of  their  water 
content. 

A-6G.  Shutoff.  B.  B.  and  E.  R.  Dudley  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1.  Satis- 
factory. 

AA-47.  Deepen.  B.  B.  and  E.  R.  Dudley  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  4. 
Approved  deepening  and  recommended  water  shut  off  at  about  1275'.  The 
proposal  was  to  shut  off  upper  oil  sand  on  account  of  their  water  content. 

A-57.  Shutoff.  B.  B.  and  E.  R.  Dudley  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  4.  Satis- 
factory. 

Form  No.  113.  April  10,  1916.  B.  B.  and  E.  R.  Dudley  Petroleum  Company 
well  No.  5.     Commence  drilling.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 

A-140.     Shutoff.     B.  B.  and  E.  R.  Dudley  well  No.  5.     Satisfactory, 

Form  No.  113.  June  12,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  B.  B.  and  E.  R.  Dudley 
Petroleum  Company  well  No.  6.  Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 
Requested  logs  of  wells  on  Section  5. 

AA-91.     Deepen.     Standard  well  No.  3.     Approved. 

AA-96.  Redrill  and  deepen.  Standard  well  No.  7.  Proposal  to  redrill  and 
deepen  approved. 

AA-147.  Redrill.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  2-B.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  redrill  on  account  of  collapsed  oil  string. 

Form  No.  113.  March  IS,  1916.  Commenced  drilling.  General  Petroleum  Com- 
pany well  No.  3-B.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 

Form  No.  113.  March  18,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum  Com- 
pany well  No.  4-B.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 

Form  No.  113.  June  1,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  Standard  Oil  Company  well 
No.  10.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 

Section  9.  27-21. 

Form  No.  113.  December  7,  1915.  Commence  drilling.  Standard  well  No.  47. 
Approval  proposed  estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off. 

A-33.     Shutoff.     Standard  well  No.  47.     Satisfactory. 

Form  No.  113.  June  27,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  Standard  well  No.  50. 
Approved  proposed  estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off. 

Form  No.  113.  March  17,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  D.  J.  Oil  Company  well 
No.  2.     Approved  proposed  estimated  depth  for  shutting  off  water.  : 

Section  17,  27-21. 

Letter,  September  1,  1915.  Drill.  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  1.  Proposal 
satisfactory. 

A-17.     Shutoff.     Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  1.     Satisfactory. 

A-47.     Shutoff.     Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  1.     Satisfactory. 

A-73.     Shutoff.     Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  1.     Satisfactory. 
Section  22,  27-20. 

Letter,  November  19,  1915.  Drilling.  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 
Called  for  information  concerning  proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  and  esti- 
mated depth  Avhere  producing  formations  were  expected.  Received  only  the 
well  location  and  date  drilling  was  commenced. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  109 

Section  27,  27-20. 

Commence   drilling.     Bel  ridge   well    No   7.      After   receiving   corroctod   notice   for 
this  well  the  proposed  estimated  depth  of  shutting  off  water  was  approved. 
Section  34,  27-20. 

Form  No.  113.  December  15,  1915.  Commence  drilling  Reward  Oil  Company 
well  No.  1.     Proposals  satisfactory. 

A-76.  ShutofiF.  Reward  Oil  Company  well.  Production  lest  approved.  The 
production  from  this  well  came  from  upper  formations  which  were  shut  off  by 
neighboring  wells.  This  company  was  well  compensated  for  their  efforts  in 
prospecting  these  upper  formations. 

^\^\.-129.  Deepen.  Reward  Oil  Company  well  No.  1.  Approved  proposal  to 
deepen  about  ten  feet. 

Form  No.  113.  May  5,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  Reward  Oil  Company  well 
No.  2.     Proposed  estimated  depth  of  shutting  off  water  approved. 

Fonn  No.  113.     June  IG,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     Reward  Oil  Company  well 
No.  3.     Approved  proposed  estimated  depth  of  shutting  off  water. 
_.  Section  So,  27-20. 

AA-62.  Redrill  and  deepen.  Belridge  Oil  Company  well  No.  2.  The  company 
was  notified  that  damage  probably  would  result  if  the  upper  producing  forma- 
tion were  not  protected  from  water,  when  water  was  shut  off  below  these 
formations. 

AA-Cl.  Redrill.  Belridge  Oil  Company  well  No.  4.  The  proposal  made  no  pro- 
vision for  the  protection  of  the  upper  oil  formations  which  the  company 
intended  to  shut  off.     The  attention  of  the  company  was  called  to  this  fact. 

AA-64.  Deepen.  Belridge  Oil  Company  well  No.  5.  The  proposal  made  no  pro- 
vision for  the  protection  from  water  of  the  upper  formation  which  was  the 
original  source  of  production  in  the  well.  The  attention  of  the  company  was 
called  to  the  fact  that  this  department  had  no  evidence  that  the  upper  forma- 
tions were  ever  protected. 

A-118.  Shutoff.  Belridge  Oil  Company  well  No.  5.  Test  showed  that  water 
above  the  cementing  point  was  excluded  from  formations  below  this  point. 
Attention   was   called   to  decision. 

A-37.     Shutoff.     Belridge  Oil   Company  well  No.   6.     See  correspondence  re  gas 
waste,  see  complaints.     Test  proved  that  water  above  the  cementing  point  was 
excluded  from  the  formntious  below. 
Section  30,  27-20. 

I>etter,  October  15,  1915.     Drilling.     Standard  well  No.  1.     Proposal  satisfactory. 

A-IS.     Shutoff.     Standard  well  No.  1.     Test  of  water  shut  off  satisfactory. 

.\.-60.  Shutoff.  Standard  well  No.  1.  Test  of  water  string  satisfactory.  Called 
attention  to  fact  that  possible  oil  formations  above  cementing  point  were  prob- 
ably not  protected  from  water. 

AA-111.  Cement.  Standard  well  No.  1.  Recommended  that  company  shut  off 
water  found  below  the  cementing  point  referred  to  in  decision  No.  A-60. 

AA-195.  Test  upper  formation.  Standard  well  No.  1.  Approved  proposal  to 
plug  bottom  of  hole  and  test  oil  formations  referred  to  in  decision  No.  A-60. 

Form  No.  113.  January  19,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  Union  Oil  Company  well 
No.  1.  Withheld  approval  of  estimated  depth  of  water  shutoff,  pending  neigh- 
boring developments  approved  proposal,  however,  to  cement  12*"  casing  to  shut 
off  surface  water.  Late  developments  in  the  well  proved  that  the  12A"  casing, 
cemented  at  693'  shut  off  water  above  the  upper  oil  formations. 
Section  33,  28-21. 

AA-24.  Deepen.  Belridge  Oil  Company  well  No.  112.  Approved  proposal  to 
deepen  and  prospect  for  lower  oil  formations. 

I-K'tter.  March  .'U.  1916.  Belridge  Oil  Company  well  No.  112.  Called  for  data 
concerning  the  bottom  water  which  was  encountered  in  deepening. 

Letter,  April  21,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  Belridge  Oil  Company  well  No.  408. 
Called  for  corrected  estimated  depth  of  shutting  off  water.  The  original  pro- 
posal was  not  satisfactory. 


110  STATE  OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Section  2,  29-21. 

Form  No.  113.  June  5,  191G.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum  Company 
well  No.  32-A.     Approved  proposed  depth  for  shutting  off  water. 

Form  No.  113.     June  5,  1916.     Commence  drilling.     General  Petroleum  Company 
well  No.  56.     Approved  proposed  depth  for  shutting  off  water. 
Section  3,  29-21. 

AA-149.  Abandon.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  14.  Approved  pro- 
posed abandonment  and  recommended  that  cement  be  allowed  to  set  below 
10"  before  plugging  in  10"  casing. 

AA-143.  Abandon.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  20.  Approved  pro- 
posed method  of  plugging. 

Form  No.  113.  June  5,  191G.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum  Company 
well  No.  20-A.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 

Form  No.  113.  June  5,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum  Company 
well  No.  31-A.     Estimated  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 

A-146.     Shutoff.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  31-A.     Satisfactory. 

Letter,  September  20,  1915.     Abandon.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  44. 

Letter,  September  29,  1915.  Abandon.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  44. 
Approved  proposal  to  abandon  with  recommendation  that  hole  be  plugged  below 
and  into  water  string,  instead  of  in  water  string  only,  also  in  bottom  and 
between  sands  as  proposed. 

A-26.     Shutoff.     General  Petroleum  Company  well   No.  44-A.      Satisfactory. 

AA-19.     Deepen.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  45.     Approved. 

AA-IOS.  Abandon.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  45.  Approved  pro- 
posal to  abandon  with  recommendation  that  if  possible,  the  10"  be  cut  off  below 
the  12^"  and  plugged  with  cement  below  and  into  the  12F'  at  least  lO*. 

Form  No.  113.  May  13,  1916.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum  Company 
well  No.  45-A.     Proposed  depth  of  water  shut  off  approved. 

Letter,  September  4,  1915.  Commence  drilling.  General  Petroleum  Company 
well  47.     Proposals  approved. 

A-50.     Shutoff.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  45-A.     Satisfactory. 

A— 9.     Shutoff.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  47.     Satisfactory. 

METHOD  OF   USING  PRODUCTION   RECORDS. 

As  there  are  many  operators  avIio  do  not  realize  tlie  importance  of, 
production  records  and  seem  to  consider  them  merely  as  official  red 
tape,  it  may  be  well  to  give  an  example  of  how  they  are  used  and  what 
they  show.  The  figures  are  from  reports  of  wells  in  the  Coalinga  Field, 
situated  as  shown  in  the  following  map  (Fig.  16),  which  also  shows  the 
dip  of  the  oil-bearing  sands. 

All  of  the  wells  were  drilled  several  years  before  the  period  covere( 
by  these  figures.  Some  of  the  dates  and  figures  have  been  slightly 
changed  from  those  sho^^^l  in  the  original  reports,  so  that  it  is  possible 
to  show  the  use  of  records  with  a  limited  number  of  wells  and  figures. 
There  are,  of  course,  many  factors  which  influence  the  production  oi 
wells  which  do  not  show  on  a  production  report,  such  as  their  physical' 
condition,  and  these  factors  must  be  taken  into  consideration  Avhen 
dealing  with  any  given  problem. 


FIRST   ANNUAIi   REPORT. 


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312 


STATE  OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


The  figures  appearing  on  the  regular  monthly  production  reports 
show  the  total  amounts  of  oil  and  water  produced  and  the  number  of 
days  the  wells  pumped,  as  follows : 

TABLE   A. 
Production    Records  Taken   from   the   Monthly    Production    Reports. 


Well  No.  IC 


Well  No.  2B 


T5arrel3  i  Barrels 
of  clean '       of 
oil         water 


Percent- 
age of 
water 


Number  i  _       , 
dfSs     I  Barrels 

wellbro-"^  £}?"'" 
duccd 


oil 


Barrels 'percent- 1  ^""^«' 

"^       '    t^%°J  !  well  pro- 
ducetl 


water       water 


August  — 
September 
October  _. 
November 
December 
January  . 
February  _ 

March   

April    

May    

June    


2,760 

240 

8.0 

31 

3,174 

26 

0.8 

2,659 

341 

11.0 

30 

2,754 

23 

0.8 

1,020 

6S8 

40.0 

31 

2,290 

0 

0.0 

145 

2,755 

95.0 

30 

2,680 

0 

0.0 

» 

* 

* 

0 

2,836 

95 

3.2 

* 

* 

* 

0 

990 

810 

45.0 

* 

» 

* 

0 

228 

2,052 

90.0 

0.0 

2,700 

ica 

27 

250 

2,250 

90.0 

t 

t 

t 

0 

150 

2,850 

95.0 

t 

t 

t 

0 

* 

* 

*      i 

t 

t 

t 

0 

160 

2,996 

95.0 

*R€drilling. 
tShut  down. 


TABLE   A — Continued. 
Production    Records   Taken   from   the   Monthly    Production    Reports. 


WeU  No.  3A 


Barrels 

of  clean 

oU 


Barrels    Percent-      javs 
of       I    agerf  I  well  pro- 
duced 


water       water 


Well  No.  2A 


Barrels 

of  clean 

oU 


Barrels 

Percent- 

of 

age  of 

water 

water 

well  pro- 
duced 


August    -.- 

September 

October    .. 

November 

December 

January    . 

February 

March   

April    

May   

June 


3,360 
3,270 
3,484 
3,075 
2,955 
3,458 
2,310 
760 


465 


34 

1.0 

31 

1,600 

33 

1.0 

29 

1,530 

IC 

0.5 

30 

1,687 

25 

0.8 

31 

1,389 

45 

1.5 

30 

1,360 

42 

1.2 

28 

1,096 

990 

30.0 

24 

988 

3,040 

80.0 

30 

1,452 

* 

* 

0 

1,503 

* 

* 

0, 

375 

2,635 

85.0 

20 

330 

*Redrilling. 
tShut  down. 


0 

0.0 

0 

0.0 

17 

1.0 

11 

0.8 

10 

0.7 

4 

0.4 

12 

1.2 

18 

1.3 

167 

10.0 

695 

65.0 

770 

70 

30 
30 
31 
30 
30 
28 
28 
31 
29 
26 
27 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 


113 


TABLE   A — Continued. 
Production    Records  Taken   from   the    Monthly    Production    Reports. 


VVeU  No.  3B 


WeU  No.  4B 


Barrels 

of  clean 

oil 


Barrels 

of 
water 


Percent- 1  ^'5f_^«^   Barrels 

«Ke5  IweUpro-  of  clean 

duced 


water 


oU 


Barrels 

of 
water 


T>„.„«„>     Number 
Percent-      ^ 

*!L°'   'well pro- 
duced 


water 


August    3,850 


September 
October  . 
November 
December  . 
January  .. 
February 

March    

April    

May    

June    


2,290 

2,340 

2,600 

2,806 

2,340 

1,680 

480 

708 

260 

180 


126 

87 

72 

94 

110 

420 

1,920 

2,496 

3,150 

3,220 


6.5 

5.2 

3.6 

3.0 

3.2 

4.4 

20.0 

80.0 

78.0 

90.0 

95.0 


31 

3,560 

28 

3,320 

30 

3,820 

30 

3,336 

29 

3,285 

31 

2,606 

28 

430 

27 

600 

30 

255  ! 

31  I 

257 

29  1 

i 

* 

1.0 

0 

0 

34 

81 

918 

157 

3,400 

3,470 

3,413 


0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

1.0 

2.4 

26.0 

30.0 

85.0 

93.2 

93.0 


31 
30 
31 
80 

30 
29 

6 
27 
30 
31 

0 


*Redrilling. 

The  figures  when  reduced  to  a  common  basis  of  daily  production  of 
oil  are  as  follows : 

TABLE   B. 

Average  Daily  Production  of  Oil  and  Water,  in  Barrels,  for  Each  Producing  Day 

During  the    Month. 


Well  No.  2  B 


August  .. 
September 
October  ... 
November 
December  . 
January  .. 
February    . 

March    

April  

May    

Juno   


Oil 

Water 

89 

7.7 

80.8 

11.3 

32.9 

21.9 

4.8 

90.2 

Total 
fiuld 


OU         Water 


Total 
fluid 


OU        Water 


S.7        102.0 


.09        102.9 


100.0 
t 
+ 
t 


92.1 
54.8 
95.0 
0.0 
0.0 

o.b 

100.0 
0.0 
0.0 
0.0 


95.0 
82.0 
89.3 
94.5 
33.0 
8.4 
8.1 
5.0 

* 

5.7 


0.8 

0.0 

0.0 

3.0 

27.0 

76.0 

72.6 

93.0 

« 

107.0 


124.2 
81.8 
70.8 
80.9 
96.7 
75.5 
60.0 
17.8 
23.6 
8.4 
6.2 


Total 
fluid 


0.0 

4.5 

2.9 

2.6 

3.2 

3.6 

15.0 

71.0 

83.2 

104.0 

111.0 


124.2 

86.3 

73.7 

83.5 

99.9 

79.1 

75.0 

88.8 

106.8 

112.4 

117.2 


•Redrilhng. 
tShut  down. 

TABLE  B — Continued. 

Average  Daily  Production  of  Oil  and  Water,  in  Barrels,  for  Each  Producing  Day 

During  the   Month. 


Well  No.  4B 
OU        Water      ^^^ 


WeU  No.  2A 


OU        Water       fi°fj 


WeU  No.  lA 


OU 


water      ^of,' 


August    .. 114.5 

September   110.6 

October  123.0 

November    111.2 

December    100.6 

January    90.0 

February 71.7 

Marcli    29.6 

April  8.0 

May    8.0 

.Tnno    ._ _  • 


0.0 
0.0 
0.0 

1.1 

2.6 

31.6 

26.1 

103.0 

115.0 

110.0 


114.5 
110.6 
123.0 
112.3 
112.2 
121.6 
87.8 
129.6 
123.0 
118.0 
0.0 


108.3 
113.0 
116.1 
99.2 
98.5 
123.5 
96.2 
25.3 


23.2 


1.0 
1.0 
0.5 
1.0 
1.5 
1.5 
41.2 
101.3 


131.0 


109.3 
114.0 
116.6 
100.2 
100.0 
125.0 
137.4 
126.6 
0.0 
0.0 
155.0 


63.3 
51.0 
54.4 
46.3 
45.3 
39.1 
85.3 
47.0 
61.8 
14.4 
12.2 


0.0 
0.0 
0.5 
0.3 
0.3 
0.1 
0.4 
0.6 
6.7 
26.7 
28.1 


53.3 
51.0 
54.€ 
46.C 
45.6 
39.2 
85.7 
47.6 
57.5 
41.1 
40.3 


"  RedriUing. 
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114 


STATE   OIL   AND    GAS    SUPERVISOR. 


A  careful  study  of  the  above  figures  would  reveal  many  striking 
features  but  in  order  to  most  clearly  bring  out  their  meaning,  diagrams 
are  necessary.  The  diagrams  here  presented  (Figs.  17  and  18)  are 
almost  self-explanatory  and  show  that  well  IC  was  the  first  in  tlie  group 


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Figure  n  ~  D/egr3tn   s/iow/ngi   amounts    of  a//  enct  ivdfer  procfucect  by  certain   wetts. 


to  produce  water,  which  quickly  increased  in  amount  accompanied  by 
an  equally  rapid  decrease  in  the  amount  of  oil.  It  will  be  noted  that 
the  other  wells  in  the  group  later  followed  a  similar  course.  This  indi- 
cates that  well  IC  is  the  source  of  the  water  trouble. 

Diagrams  based  only  on  the  water  percentage,  such  as  Fig.  18,  can 
be  more  easily  made  and  sometimes  are  sufficient  to  point  out  the 
origin  of  trouble.  However,  such  a  diagram  might  be  inisleading  for 
the  reason  that  a  well  reporting  high  percentage  of  water,  but  making 
only  a  small  amount  of  oil,  would  be  given  equal  prominence  on  the 
diagram  with  a  more  productive  well.  It  will  be  readily  seen  that 
figures  of  percentage  mean  but  little  unless  accompanied  by  another 
basic  figure  which  shows  the  true  volume  of  water.  The  percentage 
of  water  in  the  wells  under  consideration  shows  as  follows  in  a  diagram : 


FIRST  ANNUAL  REPORT. 


115 


Fifure  16  -  D/dffram    sftow/n^  percentages    ot  ivater  prodt/ced    b/  cer/'ain    vrells. 
FLUID  LEVEL  IN  WELLS. 

The  usefulness  of  recording  and  comparing  the  levels  to  which  fluid 
rises  in  wells  at  various  times  is  excellently  shown  by  some  of  these 
same  wells.  The  following  drawing  (Fig.  19)  is  a  cross-section  or 
profile  through  some  of  the  wells.  The  dotted  line  shows  the  levels  at 
which  the  fluid  stood  in  the  various  wells  before  water  trouble  devel- 
oped, while  the  solid  line  shows  the  levels  about  a  year  later,  when  the 
water  trouble  was  serious.  It  will  be  noted  that  the  high  fluid  level  in 
well  IC  points  to  it  as  being  the  source  of  the  water  trouble.  This  is 
the  same  conclusion  afforded  by  the  figures  on  production. 


F'^ure  19 


FLUID    LEVEL  CURVE  21  WELLS    along  the   I  IMF     A-A.      »,,.j..^^ 

8  % 


j„,  ^  ,,7,;,  -i.iv, jiftji,,  ,/,j^w,,„,,^ — ■%,„^,'''' '■  --iil|j!;^^/i//,;j;.t>>3g 


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116 


STATE  OIL  AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


CHAPTER  III. 


MIDWAY-SUNSET,   McKITTRICK   AND    KERN    RIVER   FIELDS. 

By  Chester  Xaramore,  Deputy  Supervisor. 
Organization. 

The  Taft  office  of  this  department  was  established  in  September,| 
1915,  by  taking  over  the  offices  and  equipment  of  the  Kern  County  Oi 
Protective  Association.  iMr.  E.  B.  Latham,  formerly  geologist  ii 
charge  of  the  field  work  of  that  organization,  remained  in  charge  ol 
the  work  of  the  IMining  Bureau  until  after  the  arrival  of  myself  earlj 
in  October,  1915. 

District. 

The  work  assigned  to  this  office  included  the  supervision  of  the  wells^ 
of  the   ]\IcKittrick,   Midway,  Sunset   and   Kern    River  oil  fields   and 
adjacent   territor3\      The   north   boundary   of  the   district   was   later 
extended  to  the  center  of  T.  29  S.,  so  as  to  include  the  McKittrick 
Front  Development. 

General    summary. 

The  work  undertaken  by  this  department  was  not  entirely  new  tc 
many  operators  of  the  J\Iidway  and  Sunset  fields.  Similar  work  hadi 
been  carried  on  in  these  two  fields  through  the  agency  of  the  Kern 
County  Oil  Protective  Association.  This  organization  was  composed 
of  the  representatives  of  many  of  the  operating  companies  of  these 
fields.  It  was  managed  by  a  board  of  directors  who  appointed  a  geolo- 
gist to  carry  on  the  active  field  work,  in  conjunction  with  the  county, 
water  commissioner. 

Acknowledgment  is  here  made  to  the  officers  of  that  association  for 
the  records  collected  and  the  campaign  of  pioneer  education  carried^ 
on  prior  to  the  inauguration  of  this  department. 

In  beginning  the  work  in  this  district  this  office  was  confronted  with 
many  possible  lines  of  procedure,  all  of  value  and  seemingly  each  was] 
a  pressing  necessity  for  the  moment.    The  first  and  most  apparent  workj 
was  the  testing  of  water  shut  offs  in  drilling  wells  or  in  redrilling  wellsJ 
Avhere  the  water  strings  had  been  disturbed  or  were  failing  to  exclude 
the  water.     This  testing  automatically  demanded  a  very  great  deal  of, 
time ;  in  fact,  it  was  all,  and  at  times  more  than  one  man  could  properly! 
attend  to,  as  tests  would  be  scheduled  in  the  ]\IcKittrick.  in  the  Sunset 
and  in  the  Kern  River  fields  on  the  same  day. 

While  this  work  is  relatively  important,  more  beneficial  results  could! 
have  been  obtained  for  the  same  amount  of  time  involved,  by  making] 
geological  cross-sections  graphically  showing  the  formations  penetrated 


FIRST   ANNUAL    REPORT.  117 

by  the  wells  and  the  casing  records  of  each  well.     Mnch  time  could  have 
been  spent  investigating  formal  complaints  filed  with  this  department. 

For  a  considerable  period,  prior  to  the  establishment  of  this  depart- 
ment, the  efforts  of  the  field  staff  of  the  Kern  County  Oil  Protective 
Association  were  concentrated  on  the  construction  of  the  elaborate  peg 
model  of  the  Avells  of  the  Midway-Sunset  District  for  exhibition  at 
the  Panama-Pacific  International  Exposition  at  San  Francisco.  As  a 
result,  there  was  a  very  meager  .supply  of  cross-sections  and  no  graphic 
logs  were  available  in  the  Taft  files. 

All  spare  moments  have  been  devoted  to  constructing  these  very 
necessary  drawings.  Again,  instructions  from  the  state  oil  and  gas 
supervisor  have  been  to  use  only  the  information  vouched  for  and 
furnished  by  the  legally  appointed  agents  of  the  various  companies  in 
making  these  permanent  records.  Many  sections  remain  incomplete 
because  of  the  tardy  arrival  of  company  records. 

This  must  not  be  interpreted  as  a  reflection  upon  the  spirit  of  the 
operators  towards  cooperation  with  this  work,  for  Avith  a  very  few 
exceptions,  it  has  certainlj'  been  a  pleasure  to  work  with  the  operators 
of  the  fields  in  this  district.  Uniformly,  the  field  superintendent  has 
done  all  within  his  power  to  assist  in  making  the  best  of  the  handi- 
capped conditions  under  which  we  have  worked.  They  have  realized 
that  one  man  could  not  properly  handle  the  problems  of  this  large 
district,  and  have  often  made  allowances  for  the  apparent  shortcomings 
of  the  deputy  in  charge. 

Likewise  the  head  office  representatives  have  often  been  most  con- 
siderate of  the  circumstances  under  which  this  office  has  operated.  One 
very  notable  exception  was  in  the  Kern  River  field.  !Much  time  was 
spent  in  traveling  to  and  from  that  field  to  merely  witness  tests.  This 
time  could  have  been  used  with  a  greater  profit  to  all  parties  concerned. 

With  the  lack  of  assistance,  much  more  clerical  work  has  of  necessity 
been  overlooked,  including  the  acknowledgment  of  many  notices  of 
intention  to  drill  new  wells.  "When  feasible,  by  the  use  of  the  tele- 
phone, oral  authorization  has  often  been  given  to  proceed  with  certain 
drilling  operations  and  written  confirmation  has  been  forwarded  at  a 
later  date.  In  justification  of  such  apparently  lax  methods,  it  may  be 
stated  that  during  the  period  under  review,  the  Mining  Bureau  Weekly 
received  notice  of  485  new  wells.  577  tests  of  water  shut  off,  113  wells 
abandoned,  and  412  wells  redrilled  in  the  state  of  California.  Of 
these,  the  Taft  office  reported  276  new  wells,  57  per  cent  of  the  total 
listed;  314  water  te^sts,  50  per  cent;  54  wells  abandoned,  44  per  cent; 
and  412  redrilling  jobs,  45  per  cent.  A  total  of  826  entries  of  work 
pa.ssed  on,  out  of  a  total  of  1587  for  the  entire  state. 

To  one  familiar  with  such  work  it  is  needless  to  add  that  very  little 
lime  could  have  been  devoted  to  each  problem  faced,  and  that  the  time 


118  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

required  to  carefully  study  out  the  problems  involved  in  17  odd  formal 
complaints  was  not  available.  Many  minor  informal  complaints  were 
received  and  adjusted  incidental  to  the  routine  work  by  bringing  the 
parties  interested  together  for  a  review  of  the  situation.  In  most 
cases  an  agreement  was  reached  satisfactory  to  all  concerned. 

Incidentally  it  may  be  of  interest  to  state  that  occasionally  the 
operator  who  has  registered  a  complaint  against  a  neighboring  well, 
has  been  negligent  and  dilatory  about  furnishing  the  department  the 
evidence  necessary  to  support  his  contention,  while  the  operator  com- 
plained of  has  often  been  verj^  prompt  in  supplying  the  data  requested 
of  him.  This  is  not  a  uniform  experience  but  represents  one  of  the 
difficulties  under  which  we  have  worked  and  one  for  which  no  good 
excuse  can  be  offered. 

We  have  aimed  to  be  of  service  to  each  and  every  company  in  every 
way  compatible  with  the  spirit  of  the  law,  and  to  the  limit  possible  with 
the  equipment  available. 

In  interpreting  the  problems  of  the  past  year  we  have  endeavored 
to  consider  them  from  the  point  of  view  of  a  practical  operator,  in  order 
that  no  deviation  from  customary  methods  of  lease  operation  might  be 
foisted  upon  a  superintendent  except,  of  course,  in  the  case  where 
there  was  a  likelihood  of  damage  being  done  to  adjoining  wells,  as  in 
the  case  of  an  irregular  shut  off. 

The  work  in  the  future  should  be  carried  along  the  same  lines,  and 
with  the  increased  force  more  results  can  be  expected  and  the  fruition 
of  many  of  the  plans  started  in  the  past  year  will  be  realized. 

Witnessing  shut  off  tests. 

The  testing  of  the  water  shut  off  on  some  of  the  wells  of  the  Buena 
Vista  Hills  presents  a  problem  because  of  the  heavy  gas  pressures  met 
with,  and  the  risk  of  having  all  of  the  water  blown  from  the  hole,  if 
the  fluid  level  is  bailed  too  low. 

Since  most  of  the  wells  in  certain  localities  have  been  drilled  with 
the  rotary  method,  little  is  known  of  the  location  and  quantity  of  the 
top  waters.  Accordingly,  if  an  operator  finds  that  he  can  not  lower 
the  fluid  level  below  900  or  1000  feet  without  risking  a  blowout,  there 
is  no  means  of  determining  the  value  of  the  test,  as  the  water  level  out- 
side of  the  casing  may  not  be  high  enough  to  make  the  test  possible. 
In  such  cases  to  date,  we  have  given  the  operator  a  temporary  approval, 
contingent  upon  a  "pumping  test"; — more  correctly  a  flowing  test, 
which  is  made  by  sampling  the  oil  after  the  well  has  produced  for 
30  or  60  days.  Thus  far  no  reversals  have  been  recorded,  but  it  leaves, 
something  to  be  desired  as  a  method  of  procedure.  Other  companies 
insist  upon  bailing  their  wells  low  enough  for  an  efficient  test  and 
sometimes  have  a  blowout,  but  they  maintain  that  it  is  the  only  positive 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  119 

way  to  learn  if  the  shut  off  is  satisfactory  before  holing  into  the  oil 
measures. 

The  question  of  just  what  constitutes  a  satisfactory  t&st  of  a  water 
shut  off  is  many  sided,  and  has  many  advocates  for  and  against  each 
separate  phase  of  the  procedure,  but  all  seem  to  agree  upon  the  essen- 
tials, if  not  upon  the  details  of  the  work  as  carried  on  by  this  depart- 
ment. Of  necessity,  like  some  other  oil  country  methods  of  reasoning, 
the  point  of  view  is  often  greatly  influenced  by  the  superintendent's 
work  in  hand,  and  not  from  impartial  engineering  facts. 

No  set  rules  or  approval  methods  of  procedure  can  be  made  to  apply 
to  all  wells,  and  the  inspector  must  consider  the  test  of  each  well  as  a 
separate  problem. 

COMPLAINTS. 

During  the  past  fiscal  year  the  following  12  formal  complaints  have 
been  made  to  the  Taft  ofHce  of  this  bureau. 

Complaint  No.  1.     October  9,  1915. 

Sunset  Monarch  Oil  Company,  Section  26,  12-24, 

vs. 
American   Oil   Fields   Company,   Ltd.,   Section   32,    32-24,    wells 
No.  5  and  No.  6. 

The  Sunset  IMonarch  Oil  Company,  on  October  9,  1915,  sent  this 
department  a  formal  complaint  of  the  condition  of  the  American  Oil 
Fields  Company's  wells  No.  5  and  No.  6  on  Section  32,  32-24.  The 
matter  was  taken  up  with  the  latter  company  by  letter  and  by 
conference. 

On  December  1,  1915,  the  American  Oil  Fields  Company  made  a 
written  proposal  to  ''redrill  and  shut  off  water  in  well  No.  5."  Work 
was  started  and  the  crew  drilled  through  the  pipe  high  up  the  hole. 
Work  was  suspended,  and  the  management  reported  that  the  casing 
had  been  eaten  out  by  the  action  of  the  water.  The  matter  was  again 
taken  up  in  June,  1916.     No  results  have  been  obtained  to  date. 

Complaint  No.  2.     November  30,  1915. 
Brad  Oil  Company,  Section  15,  32-23, 

vs. 
Consolidated    Midway    Chief    Oil    Company,    Section    15,    32-23. 
Well  No.  2. 

November  30,  1915,  the  superintendent  of  the  Brad  Oil  Company 
made  a  complaint  of  the  manner  in  which  the  Consolidated  Midway 
Chief  Oil  Company's  No.  2  well  was  being  abandoned.  This  depart- 
ment immediately  waited  upon  the  latter  company's  superintendent  in 
charge  of  the  work,  and  was  assured  that  they  were  not  abandoning 


120  STATE    OIL   AND    GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

the  Avell,   and  that  they   would  confer  with  this  department  before 
starting  any  such  work. 

They  later  sold  the  wells  and  all  surface  improvements  to  a  wrecking 
firm.  This  concern  started  immediately  to  abandon  the  well  No.  2 
without  taking  note  of  its  condition  or  reporting  the  proposed  work  to 
this  department.  We  caused  the  work  to  be  halted  and,  after  a  regular 
proposal  to  abandon  the  well  had  been  received  from  the  Avrecking 
company,  caused  them  to  redrill  the  well  to  the  original  bottom.  After 
shooting  the  holes  together,  cement  was  dumped  in  the  bottom  and 
brought  up  to  the  shoe  of  the  old  water  string.  The  shut  off  was  then 
tested  and  approved.  The  casing  was  shot  again  above  the  top  oil 
zone  and  below  the  top  water,  and  a  cement  plug  placed  at  this  point. 

Complaint  No.  3.     November  30,  1915.     (Verbal.)     February  21,  1916. 
Canadian  Pacific  Oil  Company,  Section  4,  32-23, 

vs. 
Alaska  Pioneer  Oil  Company,  Section  31,  31-23.     Well  No.  6. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Oil  Company,  operating  on  Section  4,  32-23, 
reported  an  increase  of  water  up  to  54  per  cent  in  the  oil  from  their 
No.  1  well  and  complained  that  the  water  was  being  let  in  from  the 
No.  6  well  of  the  Alaska  Pioneer  Oil  Company,  contending  that  the 
Alaska  Pioneer  well  had  been  drilled  into  bottom  water  and  never 
properly  shut  off  prior  to  the  abandonment  of  the  well. 

A  conference  was  held  in  this  office  at  which  the  superintendent  of 
each  property  was  present.  Mr.  McGilvray,  representing  the  Alaska 
Pioneer  Company,  contended  that  the  well  in  question  had  been  prop^ 
erly  abandoned  and  that  all  oil  sand  had  been  protected.  No  definite 
conclusion  was  reached  and  other  possible  sources  of  water  should  be^ 
investigated  before  any  semblance  of  a  decision  can  be  rendered. 

Complaint  No.  4.     November  11,  1915. 

Traders  Oil  Company,  Section  23,  32-23, 

vs. 

Indian  Colonial  Development  Company,  Section  22,  32-23.     Gen- 
eral complaint. 

The  Traders  Oil  Company  filed  a  general  complaint  against  the 
Avells  of  the  Indian  and  Colonial  Development  Company,  on  Sections  22, 
32-23,  and  23,  32-23,  without  specifying  individual  wells,  maintaining 
that  the  wells  had  made  water  for  some  time,  even  when  pumped 
24  hours  per  day;  and  that  since  the  Indian  and  Colonial  Company 
had  commenced  to  pump  their  wells  only  at  intervals,  the  water  had 
accumulated  and  was  flooding  the  wells  of  the  Traders  property. 

The  management  of  the  Indian  and  Colonial  Company  offered  to 
meet  the  situation  in  any  way  recommended  by  this  department,  as 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  121 

they  also  were  anxious  to  correct  the  water  troubles  if  possible,  having 
already  expended  some  $75,000.00  on  this  work  without  definite  result. 

All  parties  concerned  were  requested  to  furnish  this  department  logs 
and  production  figures  with  water  content  if  possible,  that  the  problem 
might  be  approached  from  every  angle. 

In  the  meantime  in  drilling  a  new  well,  No.  106,  the  Traders  Oil 
Company  located  an  intermediate  water  between  the  upper  and  lower 
oil  horizons,  as  described  in  the  note  on  Section  22.  This  discovery  may 
lead  to  the  solution  of  this  very  perplexing  problem. 

This  department  has  made  graphic  logs  of  manj^  of  the  wells 
involved;  has  constructed  a  few  sections  and  hopes  to  have  all  the 
desired  sections  available  soon. 

Complaint  No.  5.     November  17,  1915. 

Kern  'Trading  and  Oil  Company,  Section  31,  12-23, 
vs. 

Xational  Pacific  Oil  Compan\j,  Section  30,  12-23.  Well  No.  1. 
The  Kern  Trading  and  Oil  Company  in  complaining  against  the 
condition  of  the  No.  1  well  of  the  National  Pacific  Oil  Company,  on 
fractional  section  30,  32-23,  admitted  that  their  off-set  well  No.  35, 
on  Section  31,  12-23,  was  also  a  water  well  and  suggested  plugging  the 
bottom  of  each  to  protect  the  sands  from  further  damage.  No  results 
were  obtained  because  of  the  lack  of  cooperation  on  the  part  of  the 
receiver,  Howard  ]\I.  Payne. 

Complaint  No.  6.     January  21,  1916. 

liocl-  Oil  Company,  Section  23,  31-22, 

vs. 
San  Francisco  Midway  Oil  Company ,  Section  24,  30-22.     Wells 
No.  2  and  No.  3. 

In  January,  1916,  the  Rock  Oil  Company,  Section  23,  31-22,  com- 
plained of  the  condition  of  two  unfinished  wells  belonging  to  the  San 
Francisco  Midway  Oil  Company,  Nos.  2  and  3,  Section  24,  31-22. 
After  securing  tlie  necessary  data  and  drawing  up  the  sections,  the 
lomplaint  was  placed  before  the  San  Francisco  ^lidway  Oil  Company. 
The  president  of  this  company  under  date  of  May  5,  1916,  agreed  to 
make  another  effort  to  shut  off  the  water  in  No.  2  well  and  to  complete 
\v.dl  No.  3. 

Work  had  not  been  started  up  to  July  1,  1916. 


122  STATE    OIL    AND    GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

Complaint  No.  7.     February  14,  1916. 

Facific  Crude  Oil  Compamj,  Section  32,  31-23, 

vs. 
Buick  Oil  Company,  Section  32,  31-23.  AVell  No.  3. 
On  February  14,  1916,  the  Pacific  Crude  Oil  Company  filed  a  com- 
plaint against  the  water  condition  in  well  No.  3  of  the  Buick  Oil  Com- 
pany, Section  32,  31-23.  They  contend  that  in  this  well  the  water 
string  was  landed  above  a  top  water  sand,  and  that  the  oil  string  was 
carried  into  bottom  M'ater,  making  it  a  double  menace  to  the  surround- 
ing wells  in  this  gusher  district.  This  well  is  probably  doing  as  much 
damage  as  any  well  in  the  Midway  field. 

This  well  is  in  the  hands  of  the  receiver,  H.  M.  Payne. 
No  remedial  work  has  been  attempted. 

Complaint  No.  8.     February  19,  1916. 

Nacircma  Oil  Company,  Section  6,  30-22, 

vs. 
United  States  Oil  and  Mining  Company,  Section  6,  30-22.    Wells 

No.  2,  No.  3  and  No.  4. 
The  superintendent  of  the  Nacirema  Oil  Company  called  at  this  office 
on  February  19,  1916.  to  make  complaint  of  the  water  conditions  in 
wells  No.  2,  No.  3  and  No.  4  of  the  United  States  Oil  and  Mining  Com- 
pany, Section  6,  30-22,  on  the  McKittriek  Front.  No  definite  informa- 
tion has  as  yet  been  received  of  the  facts  concerning  these  wells. 

Complaint  No.  9.     February  25,  1916. 

Fairbanks  Oil  Company,  Section  26,  32-23, 

vs. 
General  Petroleum  Company,  Section  26,   32-23.     "Sibyl"  well 
No.  1. 
The  Fairbanks  Oil  Company  on  February  25,  1916,  complained  to 
this  department  that  their  No.  2  well,  on  Section  22,  31-23,  was  being 
damaged  by  water  from  well  No.  1,  of  the  Sibyl  lease  of  the  General 
Petroleum  Company,  which  they  contend  was  improperly  abandoned. 
The  matter  was  immediately  taken  up  with  the  local  management  of 
the  General  Petroleum  Company,  and  on  February  28th  the  superin- 
tendent and  resident  geologist  called  at  this  office  Avith  graphic  logs 
and  office  records  giving  the  details  of  the  abandonment  of  No.  1  well. 
The  driller,  who  stripped  the  casing  from  the  well  months  after  the 
Avell  was  plugged,  made  a  statement  to  this  department  that  the  well 
was  dry  at  that  time.     It  was  concluded  that  tlie  water  found  in  the 
Fairbanks  No.  2  well  did  not  come  from  the  Sibvl  No.  1. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  123 

Complaint  No.  10  was  withdrawn. 

Complaint  No.  11.     March  30,  1916. 

Halc-McLcod  Oil  Company  and  Midivay  Five  Oil  Company,  Sec- 
tion 5,  32-23, 
vs. 
Kalispcl  Oil  Company,  Section  5,  32-23.    Well  No.  2. 
Oil  March  29,  1916,  the  Hale-McLeod  Oil  Company,  acting  for  the 
Midway  Five  Oil  Company,  made  a  formal  complaint  against  the  exist- 
ing water  conditions  in  the  No.  2  well  of  the  Kalispel  Oil  Company. 
All  three  companies  operate  on  Section  5,  32-23.     No  definite  data 
accompanied  the  complaint.     Since  that  date  this  office  has  drawn  sec- 
tions and  compiled  as  mnch  data  as  possible  relative  to  the  water 
situation  on  the  SW.  |  of  Section  5.     The  findings  to  date  lead  us  to 
think  that  all  three  companies  have  offending  wells  and  much  remedial 
work  must  be  undertaken  to  better  conditions  if  a  profitable  oil  yield 
is  to  be  won  from  this  territory  for  a  much  longer  period.    The  records 
of  tliree  important  wells  have  just  been  received  and  will  be  added 
to  the  drawings  as  soon  as  possible. 

Complaint  No.  12.     April  3,  1916. 

Midway  Boyal  Petroleum  Company,  Section  19,  31-23, 

vs. 
Brookshirc  Oil  Company,  Section  24,   31-22.     Wells  No.   6   and 
No.  7. 

The  Midway  Royal  Petroleum  Company,  Section  19,  31-23,  under 
date  of  April  15,  1916,  made  complaint  against  the  water  conditions  in 
the  No.  6  and  No.  7  wells  of  the  Brookshire  Oil  Company,  Section  24, 
31-22.  The  contention  was  that  the  Brookshire  Company  had  been 
pumping  24  hours  per  da.y  until  about  October  1st,  when  they  began 
pumping  daylight  tours  onl.y,  and  that  very  shortly  after  the  change,  the 
water  in  the  Midway  Royal  well  increased  from  8  per  cent  to  21  per  cent. 

The  deputy  made  a  trip  to  the  property  and  noted  the  behavior^  of 
wells  No.  6  and  No.  7.  both  of  which  delivered  into  one  tank.  But 
very  little  free  water  was  found  in  this  tank.  A  request  was  made  to 
M'e  any  record  kept  b)^  the  superintendent.  The  books  were  promptly 
placed  at  his  disposal.  It  was  noted  that  the  cuts  ranged  from  2.2  per 
cent  to  3  per  cent,  and  that  water  drawn  from  tlie  tank  gauged 
11  inches,  or  40.25  barrels  in  ten  days;  four  barrels  per  day.  This 
was  not  deemed  a  dangerous  condition  and  plans  were  made  to  make 
fnrtli(>r  tests,  but  tini<>  lias  not  bocn  available  t<»  do  so. 


124  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Complaint  No.  13,     June  28,  1916. 

Stocldon  Midway  Oil  Company,  Section  14,  31-22, 

vs. 
Onisbo  Oil  Company,  Section  14,  31-22.     Well  No.  1. 

Formal  complaint  was  made  June  26.  1916,  by  the  Stockton  ]Midway 
Oil  Company  against  the  No.  1  well  of  the  Onisbo  Oil  Company,  Section 
14,  31-22.  Complaint  contended  that  in  this  well  the  water  string  was 
landed  100  feet  above  the  water  sand.  The  well  has  not  been  pumped 
for  two  years  and  is  presumably  flooding  the  territory. 

The  complaint  is  being  taken  up  with  the  Onisbo  Oil  Company. 

INFORMAL  COMPLAINTS. 

The  Alaska  Pioneer  Oil  Compau}-  complained  to  this  department  in 
September,  1915,  that  well  No.  8  of  the  C.  C.  M.  0.  Company,  on 
Section  31,  31-23,  was  letting  water  into  their  No.  1  well.  Acting  on 
the  complaint  the  C.  C.  IM.  0.  Company  redrilled  the  well  and  shut  off 
the  water.     Shutoff  Ayas  tested  :.nd  approved  by  this  department. 

The  Kalispel  Oil  Company,  on  October  21,  1915,  made  complaint  to 
this  department  that  through  the  medium  of  improper  shutoffs,  the 
Kern  Trading  and  Oil  Company  and  the  St.  Lawrence  Oil  Company 
Ayere  flooding  their  upper  oil  horizon.  It  was  shown  that  the  wells 
involved  had  made  double  shutoffs  to  protect  the  sands  in  question. 
This  complaint  has  been  merged  with  complaint  No.  11  in  a  general 
study  of  the  water  condition  in  this  section. 

On  November -4,  1916,  Mr.  F.  B.  Chapin,  acting  for  the  Consolidated 
Mutual  Oil  Companj^  made  an  informal  complaint  of  the  water  condi- 
tions in  the  No.  1  well  of  the  Record  Oil  Company. 

The  work  of  this  department  in  each  oil  field  of  the  district  served 
by  the  Taft  office  is  brieflj^  reviewed  in  the  following  notes,  and  a  list  isj 
given  of  the  wells  passed  on  in  each  section.  For  convenience  the  fields] 
are  considered  in  the  following  order :  Midway,  Sunset,  Kern  River  andj 
McKittrick. 

MIDWAY  FIELD. 

In  carrying  on  the  work  of  this  office  it  has  been  necessary  to  a.ssumel 
more  or  less  arbitrary  boundaries  between  the  McKittrick  and  Midway! 
and  between  the  Midway  and  Sun.set  fields,  as  in  reality  they  merge] 
into  one  long  field.  The  Midway  field  is  here  considered  to  include  alll 
of  Townships  31,  22;  31.  23;  31.  24;  32,  23  and  32,  24,  and  Sections  ij 
32-22.    This  includes  the  Buena  Vista  Hills  and  the  Elk  Hills. 

This  field  includes  more  than  double  the  proven  acreage  of  any  other 
field  in  California  and  is  the  source  of  more  than  two-fifths  of  the  total 
production  of  the  state  each  month.  In  addition  it  has  great  gas 
resources. 


FIRST  ANNUAL   REPORT.  125 

During  the  period  under  review,  in  the  Midway  field  there  were 
155  new  wells  started;  165  tests  were  made  of  water  sliutoffs;  33  wells 
were  deepened;  46  were  redrilled,  and  29  were  abandoned;  a  total  of 
428  wells  worked,  representing:  about  27  per  cent  of  all  work  done  in 
California.  Nearly  one-third  of  the  new  wells  and  tests  of  the  state 
were  registered  from  this  one  field.  Notes  of  interest  concerning  the 
new  work  will  be  found  following  the  list  of  w^ells  passed  on  by  the 
department. 

List  of  Wells   Passed  on  the   Midway   Field    Including   Townships  31-22;    31-23; 
31   24;  32  22;  32  23  and  32-24. 
(Figures  DD-77,  etc.,  refer  to  report  uumbei-. ) 
Section  2,  31-22. 
June  10,  1916.     Drill.     J.  E.  O'Donuel  lease  well  No.  1.     This  lease  consists  of 
the  E.  i  of  the  NE.  ^  of  Section  2  ;  eighty  acres. 
Section  3,  31-22. 

May   15,   191G.     Drill.     J.   E.   O'Donuel   lease   well   No.   1.      (Large  gas  well   at 

850  feet.) 
June  5,  1916.     Drill.     J.  E.  O'Donnel  lease  well  No.  2. 
Seitign  14,  31-22. 

I)D-77.     Redrill.     Combined  Oil  Company  well  No.  5. 

D-200.     Shutoff.     Alberta  Midway  Oil  Company  well  No.  15. 

Form    No.    113.     April    12,    1916.     Drill.     Alberta   Midway    Oil    Company    well 

No.  15. 
Form  April  11,  191G.     Drill.     Alberta  Midway  Oil  Company  well  No.   14. 
D-223.     Shutoflf.     Alberta  Midway  well  No.  14. 
Section  15,  31-22. 

DD-177.     Redrill.      Bankliue   Oil   Company   well   No.   2. 

Letter,  September  15,  1915.     Shutoff.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  28. 

DD-161.     Redrill.     Dominion  Oil  Company  well  No.   1.     October  14,  11)15,  drill, 

General   Petroleum  Company,  new  well   No.  29. 
D-5.     Shutoff.     General   Petroleum  Company  well   No.   29.     November  10,  1915, 

drill.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  30. 
I)-19.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  30,  shutoff.     April  30,  1910,  drill. 

General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  31. 
1)-1G2.     Shutoff.      General    Petroleum    Company    well    No.   31.      April   30,    1916, 
drill.    General    Petroleum    Company    well    No.    32.      December   31,    1915,    drill. 
General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  33. 
D-70.     Shutoff.     General  Petroleum  Company  well   No.  33. 
Letter,  September  30,  1915.     Drill.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  34. 
Letter,   October  27,   1915.      Shutoff.     General   Petroleum   Company   well   No.   34. 

February  16,  1916.     Drill.     General  I'etroleum  Company  well  No.  35. 
D-S9.     Shutoff.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  35. 

Letter,  September  4,  1915,  drill,  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  36.     Decem- 
ber 1.  1915.  drill.  General   Petroleum  Company  well  No.  37. 
i)-47.     Shutoff.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  37.     ^^arch  3.  191(5,  drill, 

General  I'etroleum  Company  well  No.  38. 
D-117.     Shutoff.     General   Petroleum   Company   well   No.   38. 
Notice.  June  12,  1916.     Drill.     Hondo  Oil  Company  well   No.  11. 
Letter,   September  29,  1915.     Shutoff.     K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  3. 
DD-184.     Redrill  and  deepen.     Midway  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  4. 
Letter,   September  15,  1915.     Abandon.     Potter  Oil  Company  well   No.   2.      (Old 
No.  2.) 


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STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR, 


May  22,  1916,  drill,  Pottoi 
March  24,  1916,  drill,  Pottei 
March  11,  1916,  drill,  Pottei 


Section  15,  31-32 — Continued. 

D-6.     Shutoff,   Potter  Oil  Company  ^Yell   No.  2.     May  2,  1916,  drill.   Potter  OH] 

Company  No.  17 ;  15,  31-22. 
D-164.     Shutoff,  Potter  Oil  Company  well  No.  17. 

Form  No.  113.     April  14,  1916.     Drill,  Potter  Oil  Company  well  No.  18. 
D-141.     Shutoff,    Potter   Oil    Company    well    No.    IS.      January    14,    1916,    drillj 

Potter  Oil  Company  well  No.  20. 
D-S5.     Shutoff",  Potter  Oil  Company  well  No.  20.     June  3,  1916,  drill.  Potter  Oi^ 

Company  well  No.  21. 
D-227.     Shutoff,  Potter  Oil  Company  well   No.  21. 

Oil  Company  well  22. 
D-195.     Shutoff,  Potter  Oil  Company  well  No.  22. 

Oil  Company  well  No.  23. 
D-134.     Shutoff,  Potter  Oil  Company  well  No.  23. 

Oil  Company  well  No.  24. 
D-100.     Shutoff,  Potter  Oil  Company  well  No.  24. 

DD-ISO.     Redrill  and  deepen,  Security  Development  Company  well  No.   7. 
DD-206.     Redrill,   Security  Development  Company  well   No.  9. 

Section  21,  32-22. 

DD-136.     Abandon,  State  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 
D-143.     Shutoff,   State  Consolidated  Oil  Company  well   No.   2. 
Section  23,  31-22. 

November  10,  1915.     Drill,  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  10-B. 

D— 41.     Shutoff,  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  10-B. 

Form    No.    113.      April    12,    1916.      Drill,    General    Petroleum    Company    wella 

No.  12-B  and  No.  13-B. 
DD-159.     Shutoff  bottom  water,  Tumbador  Oil  Company  well  No.  6. 
Section  24,  31-22. 

Form  No.  113.     May  9,  1916.     San  Francisco  Midway  Oil  Company, 
commence  shutting  off  water  wells  No.  2  and  No.  3. 
Section  26,  31-22. 

December  11,  191.5.     Drill,  California  Star  Oil  Company  well  No.  14. 

D-3S.     Shutoff.     California  Star  Oil  Company  well  No.  4.     December  11,  1915J 

drill,  California  Star  Oil  Company  well  No.  5. 
D-61.     Shutoff,  California  Star  Oil  Company  well  No.  5. 
D-7.     Shutoff,  Dabney  Oil  Company  well  No.  10. 

Letter,  September  21,  1915.     Drill,  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  12. 
D-14.     Shutoff,    General    Petroleum    Company    well    No.    12-B.      September    3C 
1915.     Drill,  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  13-A. 
D-23.     Shutoff.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  13-A. 

Letter,    March   28,   1916.      Water   conditions,    General    Petroleum   Company    wel 

No.   13. 
DD-187.     Redrill.     CJeneral   Petroleum   Company  well   No.  13-A.     December  31 

1915.     Drill,  Genei'al  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  14— A. 
D-104.     Shutoff,  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  14— A. 
DD-186.     Redrill,   General   Petroleum   Company   well   No.   14-A.     December  31 

1915.     General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  15-A. 
D-176.     Shutoff,  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  15-A.     January  20,  191( 
Drill,  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  23-A. 
Section  19,  31-23. 

April  4,  1916.     Drill,  Union  Oil  Company,  Midway  Royal  No.  2  well. 
D-229.     Shutoff,  Union  Oil  Company  well  Midway  Royal  No.  2. 
Section  35,  31-22. 

January  5,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  23. 

D-58.     Shutoff,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  23. 

Form  No.  113.     December  8,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  24 


Notice  to 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  127 

Section  35,  31-22 — Contimied. 
D-39.     Shutofif,   Associated  Oil  Company   well  No.   24. 

Form  No.  113.     December  8,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  25. 
D-37.     Shuto£f,   Associated   Oil   Company   well   No.   25. 

Form  No.  113.     December  20.  3915.     Drill,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  33. 
D-54.     Shutoff,   Associated  Oil   Company  well   No.  33. 
DD-139.     Redrill,  Associated  well  No.  33.     December  20,  1915,     Drill,  Associated 

Oil  Company  well  No.  34. 
D-53.     Shutoff,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  34.     January  5,  1910.     Drill, 

Associated  Oil  Company  well   No.  35. 
D-79.     Shutoff,  Associated  Oil  Company  well   No.  35. 

Form  No.  113.     November  15,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  41. 
D-IS.     Shutoff,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  41. 

Form  No.  113.     November  20,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  42. 
D-31.     Shutoff,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  42. 
DD-91.     Redrill  oil  string,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  42. 
Form  No.  113.     November  15,  1915.     Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  43. 
D-25.     Shutoff,   Associated  Oil   Company  well   No.  43.     March  27,   1910.     Drill, 
Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  44. 
■jb       D-119.     Shutoff,    Associated   Oil   Company    well    No.    44.      May   3,   1910.      Drill, 
^^L       Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  45. 
^H  D-203.     Shutoff,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  45. 
^^P  Letter,  November  3,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  52. 

D-13.     Shutoff,    Associated   Oil    Company   well    No.   52.      April    7,    1910.      Drill, 

Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  53. 
D-139.     Shutoff,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  53. 
Section  20,  31-23. 
Letter,  October  0,   1915.     Drilling,  Associated  Oil   Company  well  No.  3.      (New- 
No.  72.) 
DD-2S.     Drilling,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 
DD-07.     Redrill  and  deepen.  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 
D-50.     Shutoff,  Assoc-iated  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 
D-80.     Shutoff,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 
DD-110.     Abandon  lower  part,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 
Section  21,  31-23. 

Letter,  June  12,  1910.     Drilling,  well  No.  14,  K.  T.  and  O. 
Section  22,  31-23. 
Letter,   September  10,   1915.     Redrill   and   deepen.   Associated   Oil   Company   well 

No.  3. 
DD^S.     Redrill  and  deepen.     Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 
Letter,   September  4,  1915.     Shutoff,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  32.    (Old 

No.   7.) 
Form  No.  113.    April  10,  1910.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  8.     (New  No.  33.) 
DD-205.     Omit  test,  Associated  well  No.  33.     (Old  No.  8.) 
D-2:55.     Shutcff.  A.ssociated  well  No.  8.      (New  No.  33.) 
DD-9.     Abandon,  Associated  well  No.  5.      (New  No.  43.) 
DD-9e.     Deepen,  Standard  well  No.  1. 
DD-170.     Deepen,  Standard  well   No.  5. 
D-177.     Shutoff,   Standard   well   No.   10. 
D-175.     Omitting  test,  Associated  well  No.  8. 
Section  25,  31-23. 

February  10,  1910.     Drill,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  11. 

D-211.     Shutoff,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  11.     February  10,  1910.     Drill. 

K.  T.   and  O.  Company  well   No.  12. 
D-1S9.     Shutoff,   K.   T.    and   O.   Company   well    No.    12.   June   20.    I'JIO.      Drill, 
K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  13.     May  2,  1910.     Drill,  K.  T.  and  O.  Com- 
pany well  No.  10. 


128  STATE    OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Section  2G,  31-23. 

Letter,  December  21,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  1.      (Old  No.  9.) 

Letter,  January  5,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  6.      (Old  No.  9.) 

DD-107.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  23.      (Old  No.  12.) 

DD-137.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  23.      (Old  No.  12.) 

D-146.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  23.      (Old  No.  12.) 

Letter,  September  4,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  24.     (Old  No.  7.) 

DD-S4.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  33.      (Old  No.  11.) 

DD-115.     Drill,   Associated  well   No.   33.      (Old  No.  11.) 

D-123.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  33.      (Old  No.  11.) 

DD-47.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  34.      (Old  No.  10.) 

Letter,  September  4,  1915.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  42.      (Old  No.  G.) 

Letter,   September  22,  1915.     Drill,   Associated  well  No.   53.      (Old  No.  8.) 

D-17.     Shutoff',  Associated  well  No.  53.      (Old  No.  8.) 

D-36.     Shutoff",  Associated  well  No.  53.      (Old  No.  8.) 

Form  No.  113.     April  25,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  63.     (Old  No.  13.) 

D-17G.     Test  12i"  casing.  Associated  well  No.  63.      (Old  No.  13.) 

D-23.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  63.      (Old  No.  13.) 

Form  No.  113.     Drill,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  83. 

DD-210.     Test  12i"  casing,  Associated  well  No.  S3.     (Old  No.  14.) 

DD-44.     Redrill  and  deepen,   Standard  well  No.  1. 

DD-43.     Redrill,  Standard  well  No.  S. 

D-118.     Shutoff,    Standard   well    No.    11.      April    4,    1916.      Drill,    Standard    Oil 

Company   well    No.    12.      April    4,    1916.      Drill,    Standard   Oil   Company   well 

No.  13. 
D-167.     Shutoff,   Standard  well   No.  13. 

Section  28,  31-23. 

Letters  re  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  3,  Columbus  lease. 
D-2.     Shutoff,   Consolidated  Mutual  Oil   Company  well   No.   11. 
DD-2.     Deepen,  Consolidated  Mutual  well  No.  11. 

D-30.     Shutoff,   Consolidated   Mutual   well   No.   11.      (See   various   other   corres- 
pondence re  this  section.) 
Section  30,  31-23. 

Letter,  September  3,  1915.     Redrill,  Pioneer  Midway  well  No.  2. 
Letter,  October  13,  1915.     Shutoff,  Pioneer  Midway  well  No.  2. 
Section  31,  31-23. 

December  2,  1915.     Drill,  Eagle  Creek  well  No.  11. 

D-67.     Shutoff,  Eagle  Creek  Company  well  No.  11.     May,  26,  1916.     Drill,  Eagle 

Creek  well   No.  12. 
Letter,    September    11,    1915.      Abandon,    Mammoth    Oil    Company    well    No.    3. 

October  22,  1916.     Drill,  Mammoth  Oil  Company  well  No.  6. 
D-20.     Shutoff,   Consolidated   Mutual   Oil   Company  well   No.  G. 
D-27.     Shutoff,  Consolidated  Mutual  Oil  Company  well  No.  6. 
D-16S.     Shutoff,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  8. 
Section  32,  31-23. 

Letter,  September  7,  1915.     Deepen,  Alaska  Pioneer  well  No.  1. 
DD-114.     Abandon,  California  Midway  well   No.  2.     May  5,  1916.     Drill,   Cali- 
fornia   Midway    Oil    Company    well    No.    10.      Letter,    September    10,    1915. 
Abandon,  Olig  Crude  well  No.  1.     November  26,  1915.     Drill,  Olig  Crude  Oil 
Company  well  No.  5. 
D-69.     Shutoff,   Olig  Crude  well   No.  5. 
DD-113.     Shutoff"  bottom  water.  Pacific  Crude  well  No.  4. 
D-174.     Shutoff,  Pacific  Crude  well  No.  4. 
DD-ISI.     Abandon,  Pacific  Crude  well  No.  4. 


FIRST    ANNUAL    REPORT.  129 

Section  33,  31-23. 

DD-2G.     Abaudou,  K.  T.  aud  U.  Company  well  Xo.  22. 

D-24.     Shutoir,  K.  T.  aud  O.  well  No.  5). 
Skction  34,  31-23. 

DlJ-15.     Abandon,  Associated  well  No.  31.      (Old  No.  4.) 

1)D-190.     Deepen,   Associated   well   No.   74.      (Old   No.  U.) 

I)D-14.     DoeiKjn,  Associated  well  No.  83.      (Old  No.  G.) 

DD-iyy.     Drill,  Associated  well   No.  91.      (Old  No.  10.) 

DL>-21].     Omit  test  of  shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  03. 

DD-rJT.     Deepen,  Associated  well  No.  IMj.      (Old  Xo.  3.) 

]  10-31.     Kediill   and  deepen.   Union   Oil   ('()iiii>:iii.v    will    Nn.   (I. 

i)D-178.     Deepen,  Union  well  No.  8. 

DD-J34.     Deepen,  Union  well  No.  'J. 

Skction  35,  31-23. 

February  10,  1010.     Drill,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  30. 

D-101.     Shutofif,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  30.     February  10,  lOlG.     Drill, 

K.  T.  aud   O.   Company   well   No.  28. 
D-111.     Shutoff,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  28. 
Si:cTiON  3G,  31-23. 

DD-103.     liedrill  and  deepen,  Staudard  well  No.  3. 

DD-1'J4.     liedrill  and  deepen.  Standard  well  No.  4. 

D-22.     Shutoff,  Standard  well   No.  18. 

DD-100.     liedrill  and  deepen.   Standard  well   No.   IS. 

DD-IS.     liedrill  and  deepen,  Standard  well  No.  26. 

I>D-11.     Redrill  and  deepen,   Standard  well  No.  26. 

I)-22G.     Shutoff",  Standard  well  No.  26.     Letters,  Shutoff,  Standard  well  No.  31. 

l{('l>i)rt.    AuKu.st    27,    101.").     Shutoff,    Standard    well    No.    31.      (Signed    Kirwan.) 

Letter,    September   16,    1915.      Shutoff.    Standard   well    No.   32.      September   14, 

191.J.     Drill,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  33. 
D-78.     Shutoff,   Standard  well   No.  35.     October  13,   1915.     Drill,   Standard  Oil 

Company  well  No.  34. 
I>-6G.     Shutoff,    Standard   well    No.   34.      March    17,   1916.      Drill,   Standard   Oil 

Company  well   No.   35. 
D-172.     Shutoff,  Standard  well  No.  35.     January  24,  1916.     Drill.  Standard  Oil 

Company   well   No.   36. 
0-103.     Shutoff,  Standard  well  No.  36.     January  24,  1016.     I>rill,  Standard  Oil 

Company  well   No.  36. 
1)-197.     Shutoff,    Standard   well    No.   36.      February   21,   1916.      Drill,    Standard 

Oil  Company  well  No.  37. 
D-147.     Shutoff,    Standard    well    No.    37.      April    4,    1916.      Drill,    Stan<lard   Oil 

Company   well   No.   38.     March   17,   1916.     Drill,   Standard  Oil   Company   well 

No.  39. 
D-165.     Shutoff,    Standard    well    No.    39.      April    4,    1916.      Drill,    Standard    Oil 

Company  well  41. 
D-210.     Shutoff",  Standard  well  No.  41.     May  10,  1916.     Drill.  Standard  Oil  Com- 
pany  well   No.  42. 

Section  10,  31-24. 

DD-23.     Abandon,    Cenoral    Petroleum    Company    well    No.   1. 
Section  1,  32-22.      (San  Luis  Obispo  County.) 

-May  1,  1916.     Drill,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  15. 

I)-175.     Shutoff,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  15. 

•May  1,  1916.     Drill,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  16. 

June  30,  1916.     Drill,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  17. 

June  30,  1916.     Drill,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  IS. 

June  30,  191(j.     Drill,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  19. 

9—27014 


130  STATE   OUj   and    GAS    STTPER VISOR. 

Section  1,  32-23. 

June  2(i,  ll.H(>.     Drill.  K.  T.  iiiul  O.  C'ompauy  well  Xo.  32. 
June  8,  IMG.     Drill,  K.  T.  and  ().  Company  well  No.  34. 
D-212.     Shutofif,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  34. 
February  14,  llHO.     Drill,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  3S. 
D-138.     Shutoif,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  38. 
December  1.1,  1915.     Drill.  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  oO. 
December  IH,  lOl.l.     Drill.  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  W. 
D-77.     Shutoff,  K.  T.  and  ().  Company  well  No.  (!0. 
December  15,  IDl.l.     Drill.  K.  T.  and  ().  Company  well  No.  t!l. 
D-5!).     Shutoff.  K.  T.  and  ().  Company  well   No.  (H. 

Section  2,  32-23. 

Detter,  September  l.'.   lill.l.     SliutolT,   Sc<-ti(in  Two  Syndicali',  well   No.   14. 
Letter.    l)ecend)er   It.    T.»1.'>.      Uc    K.    T.    ami    ( >.    Cdiiipauy    well    No.    ti    and    .Xi.rlU 
American  Cons,  well   No.  8. 

Section  3,  32-23. 

Letter,  October  18,  lOlo.     Shutoff.  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  13. 

Section  4,  32-23. 

DD-27.     Deepen.   California   Counties  well   No.  5. 

Letter.  January  30,  191G.     Re  California  Counties  well  No.  5. 

January  15,  191G.     Drill.  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  9. 

D-132.     Shutoff,  C.,C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  9. 

DD-81.     Abandon,   Midway   Cons,   well    No.   4. 

January  4.  1910.     Drill.   Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  7. 

D-115.     Shutoff,    Standard   well    No.    7. 

DD-30.     Deepen,  Wilkes-Head  well  No.  1. 

D-55.     Shutoff,  Wilkes-Head  well  No.  1. 
Section  5,  32-23. 

Letter,  October  27,  1915.     Re  Kalispel  well  No.  3. 

DD-98.     Deepen,  Kalispel  Midway  well  No.  2. 

Letter.  April  3,  1916.     (^omplaint  re  Kalispel  well  No.  2. 

October  19,  1915.     Shutoff,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  2. 

D-21.     Shutoff.  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  3. 

Form  No.  113.     June  22.  1910.     Drill,  Midway  Five  Oil  Company  well  No.  7. 

February   10.   1910.      Drill,    St.   Lawrence  Company   well   No.  8. 

D-14S.     Shutoff.  St.  Lawrence  well  No.  S   (10"  casing). 

D-232.     Shutoff,  St.  Lawrence  well  No.  8  (0^"  casing). 
Section  0,  32-23. 

Letter,  September  3.  1915.     Test.  C.  C.  M.  O.  well  No.  31. 

D-8.     Shutoff,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  31. 

D-60.     Shutoff,  C.  C.  M.  O.  well  No.  33. 

May  1.  1910.     Drill  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  34. 

D-207.     Shutoff,   C.   C.   M.   O.   Company   well   No.  34. 

May  1,  1910.     Drill.  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  35. 

May  24.  1910.     Drill.  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  36. 

Msxy  24.  1910.     Drill.  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  37. 

June  30.  1910.     Drill.  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  38. 

June  30.  191(>.     Drill.  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  39. 

June  30.  1910.     Drill.  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  40. 

June  30,  1910.     Drill.  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  41. 

Section  8,  32-23. 

February  28,  1910.  Drill.  Ilale-McLeod  Oil  Company  well  No    15. 
D-113.      Shutoff.  Hale-:McLeod  well  No.  15. 
March  17,  1910.     Drill,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  24. 
D-103.     Shutoff.  C.  C.  M.  O.  well  No.  24. 


FIRST    AXNl'AL    REPORT.  131 

Skctiox  S,  '.V2-'2'-> — ("ontiniicd. 

May  24,  I'.HO.     Drill,  (".  (".  M.  O.  (."oiupany  well   Xo.  •_'.".. 

May  0,  ]int>.     Drill.  Ilalf-McLfod  Oil  C'oiiii.any  well   Xo.   IC. 

D-213.     Sluitoflf.  Ilale-McLeod  well  No.  Hi. 
Sh:cTiON  U,  32-23. 

September  24,  1010.     Drill.  ('.  ('.  M.  ().  ("ompaiiy  well  Xo.  IS 

D-20.     Sluitoff,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  Xo.  18. 

June  30,  li)lG.     Drill,  (\  C.  M.  ().  Company  well  Xo.  V.K 
Skction  10,  32-23. 

Letter,  September  10.  101.").     Slmtofl".  C.  C.  M.  ().  Company  well  Xo.  0. 

D-3r>.     Shntoff,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well   .\o.  0. 

September  14.   101(5.     Drill.   Standard   Oil   Company   well    Xo.   (i. 

D-.S2.     ShutofF,   Standard  w.'ll  Xo.  fi. 
SKcrrox  14,  32-23. 

Letter.   September  21.   101.").      SliutolV.   rnion   Oil   Company   well   Xo.   S. 

DD-1.     IJedrill.   Standard  well   Xo.  0. 

Letter.  October  11.  101.").     Ke  water  conditions,   ^'i.':alia  Oil  Company. 

September  4.  lOlo.     Redrill.  (ieneral  Petroleum  Company  well   Xo.  4. 

October  lo,  191.5.     Shntoff.  (Jeneral  Petroleum  Comjianj-  well  Xo.  4. 

DD-30.     Abandon.   (General   I'etroleum  Company  well    Xo.  4. 

DD-T.j.     Abandon.  T'uion   Oil  Company  well   No.  2. 

DD-74.     Abandon.  Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 

DD-132.     Abandon,  I'nion  Oil  Compan.v  well  No.  2. 

Section  15,  32-23. 

Letter,  September  2s,  lOlo.     Ke  Brad  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 

Letter.  December  2,  1915.     Re  Cons.  Midway  Chief  well  X'o.  2. 

DD-32.     Abandon,  Cons.  Midway  Chief  well  No.  2. 

DD-(>5.     Abandon,  Con.*?.  Midway  Chief  well   No.  1. 
Sfxtion  It),  32-23. 

DD-189.     Kedrill  oil  strin-,   Xorth  American  Cons,  well   Xo.  13. 
Sh:cTioN   17,  32-23. 

December  23.  1915.     Drill,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  Xo.  23. 

D-Tl.     Shntoff.  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  23. 

March  17.  1010.     Drill.  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  24. 

D-14<l.     Shutoft\  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  24. 

March  17,  lOKi.     Drill.  C.  C.  M.  O.  Comi)any  v.ell  No.  25. 

D-191.     Shntoff,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  No.  25. 
Section  22,  32-23. 

Form  No.  113.     April  10.  lOlC.     Drill.   Fairbanks  Oil  Comi)aiiy  W(>11  No.  9. 
Section  23.  32-23. 

May  12.  lOKi.     Drill,  Trad.-rs  Oil  Comi)any  w«>ll   Xo.  IW-A. 

Various  letters  re  conditions. 
Sectio.n  24,  32-23. 

Letter.  September  27.  191.5.     Shntoff.  C.  C.  M.  O.  Com|.any  well  Xo.  12. 

DD-2(h     Deepen,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  Xo.  11. 

DD-7n.     Plus  off  bottom  water,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  Xo.  7. 

DD-OO.     Deepen,  C.  C.  M.  O.  Company  well  Xo.  1. 
Section  25,  32-23. 

DD-172.     Redrill,   Safe  Oil   Company  well    Xo.  2. 

DD-t;:'..      IJ.drill.  Safe  Oil  Company  well  Xo.  3. 

DD-IOC).     Redrill.  Tamalpais  Oil  Company  well  Xo.  3. 

DD-108.     Redrill   oil   string.   W.  T.  and   M.   Company   well   No.  1. 

Letter.   October.   1015.      Re.lrill.   W.  T.  and  M.   Company   well    Xo.   5. 

DD-18S.     Redrill,  W.  T.  and  M.  Company  well  Xo.  7. 


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Section  20,  32-23. 

March  10,  191G.     Drill,  North  Amorican  Oil  Company  well  No.  GO. 

D-105.     Shutoff,  North  American  Oil  Cons,  well  No.  00. 

April  10,  1910.     Drill,  North  American  Oil  Cons,  well  No.  54. 

D-127.     Shutofif,  North  American  Oil  Cons,  well  No.  54. 

May  1,  1010.     Drills,  North  American  Oil  Cons,  well  No.  59. 

D-157.     Shutoff,  North  American  Oil  Cons,  well   No.  59. 

February  20,  1910.     Drill,  North  American  Oil  Cons,  well  No.  01. 

D-122.     ShutolT,  North  American  Oil  Cons.  Company  well  No.  01. 

May  12,  1!)1().     Drill,  North  American  Oil  Cons.  Company  well   No.  02. 

D-214.      Sliutoff,  North  American  Oil  Cons,  well  No.  02. 

June  0,  1910.     Drill,  North  American  Cons,  well  No.  03. 

D-239.     Shutoff,  North  American  Oil  Cons,  well  No.  03. 

Notice,  June  17-,  1910.     Drill,   North  American  Cons,  well  No.  04. 

DD-207.     Retlrill,  Mt.  Diablo  Oil  Mining  and  Dev.  Company  well  No.  .5 

Section  30,  32-23. 

April  11,  1910.     Drill,  Bankline  Oil  Company  well  No.  1-A. 

D-187.     Shutofif,  Bankliue  Oil  Company  well  No.  1-A. 

May  18,  1910.     Drill,  Bankline  Oil  Company  well  No.  8-A. 

D-241.     Shutoff,  Bankline  Oil  Company  well  No.  8-A. 
Section  4,  32-24. 

D-65.     Shutofif,   Honolulu  Consolidated  well   No.   2. 

Section  S,  32-24. 

March  30,  1910.     Drill,  Honolulu  Cons.  Oil  Company  well  No.  8. 

D-188.     Shutoff,  Honolulu  Cons,  well  No.  8. 

March  30,  1910.     Drill,  Honolulu  Cons.  Oil  Company  well  No.  9. 

Section  9,  32-24. 

DD-52.     Redrill  and  deepen,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  17. 

Section  10,  32-24. 

Letter,   September  13,  1915.     Shutofif,  Honolulu  Cons,  well  No.  8. 

DD-5.     Deepen,  Honolulu  Cons,  well  No.  7. 

DD-4.     Abandon,  Honolulu  Cons,  well  No.  0. 

D-ie.     Shutofif.  Honolulu  Cons,  well  No.  7. 
■D-15.     Shutoff,  Honolulu  Cons,  well   No.  0. 

June  15,  1910.     Drill,  Honolulu  Cons.  Oil  Company  well  No.  9. 
Section  12,  32-24. 

D-12.     Shutoff,  Honolulu  Cons,  well  No.  2. 

DD-25.     Redrilling,   Honolulu  Cons,   well   No.  2. 

D-72.     Shutofif,  Honolulu  Cons,  well  No.  2. 

DD-123.     Make  pumping  test.  Honolulu  Cons,  well  No.  2. 

Section  15,  32-24. 

Letter,  September  27,  1915.     Shutofif,  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  2. 
May  25,  1910.     Drill,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  5. 
May  25,  1910.     Drill,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  0. 

Section  10,  32-24. 

DD-202.     Redrill,  Retroleum  Midway  well  No.  3. 

Form  No.  113.     January  1,  1910.     Drill.  Petroleum  Midway  Company  well  No.  4. 

DD-92.     Test  by  pumping.  Petroleum  Midway  Company  well  No.  4. 

DD-130.     Locate  and  Shutofif  water.  Petroleum   Midway   well   No.  4. 

DD-102.     Locate   water.   Petroleum   Alidway  well   No.   4. 

DD-19.5.     Redrill.   Petroleum  Midway  well   No.  4. 

D-23e.     Shutofif.  Petroleum  Midway  well  No.  4. 

Notice,  March  1,  1910.     Drill,  I'etroleum  Midway  well  No.  5. 

D-18e.     Shutofif,  Petroleum  Midway  well  No.   5. 

Form  No.  113.     April  1,  1916.     Drill,  Petroleum  Midway  well  No.  G. 


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FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  133 

Section  10,  32-24 — Coutinncd. 

D-202.     Shutoflf,  Petroleum  Midway  well  No.  G. 

June  15,  191G.     Drill,  Petroleum  Midway  well  No.  7. 

June  17,  191G.     Drill,  Petroleum  Midway  well  No.  8. 

January  2o,  1916.     Dx'ill,  St.  Helens  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  10. 

October  30,  1915.     Drill,  St.  Helens  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  11. 

D-51.     Shutoff,  St.  Helen."?  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  11. 

December  13,  1915.     Drill,  St.   Helens  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  12. 

March  28,  191G.     Drill,  St.  Helens  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1.3,  Alek  well. 

April  17,  1916.     Drill,  St.  Helens  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  14. 

May  20,  1916.     Drill,  St.  Helens  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  15. 

June  20,  191G.     Drill,  St.  Helens  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  16. 

DD-19.     Deepening:.  Southern  California  Gas  Company   (Midway  Gas  Company), 
well  No.  3. 

Form   No.  113.     April  29,   1916.     Drill,   Southern  California   Gas  Company   well 
No.  4. 

Form  No.  11.3.     April  29,  1916.     Southern  California  Gas  Company  well  No.  5. 

DD-7.     Redrill  and  deepen.  Standard  well  No.  2. 

Tetter.  September  22,  1915.     Shutoff.  Standard  well  No.  3. 

DD-8.     Redrill  and  deepen.  Standard  well  No.  6. 

I.rtitter,  October  11,  1915.     Shutoff,  Standard  well  No.  13. 

DD-110.     Deepen,    Standard   well    "Alice." 

October  13.  1915.     Drill.  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  14. 

D-93.     Shutoff.  Standard  well  No.  14. 

February  21,  1916.     Drill,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  15. 

February  21.  1916.     Drill,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  16. 

D-114.     Shutoff.   Standard  well  No.  16. 

June  13,  1916.     Drill,   Standard  Oil  Company  well   No.  IS. 

June  1.3,  1916.     Drill,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  19. 
Sfx-tion  17,  32-24. 

May  25,  1916.     Drill,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  30. 
Section  18,  32-24. 

Letter,  September  14.  19J5.     Shutoff,  Standard  well  No.  1. 

DD-49.     Abandon.  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  4. 

Nov.  23,  1915.     Drill  Standard  Oil  Co.  well  No.  13. 

D-112.     Shutoff.  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  13. 

D-129.     Shutoff.  Standard  well  No.  10. 

D-16<>.     Shutoff.  Standard  well  No.  13. 

DD-20;].     Redrill.   Standard  well   No.  8. 

-May  10,  1916.     Drill,  Standard  Oil  Comi.any  well  No.  14. 

May  10,  1916.     Drill,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  1.5. 
Skctio.x   22.   32-24. 

Letter.    October    13.    1915.      Redrill    and    deepen.    Maricojia    Investment    Company 
well  No.  1. 

D-Sl.     Shutoff,  Maricopa  Livestmeut  Company  well  No.  1. 
Section  28,  32-24. 

Report  dated  August  21,   1915.      Shutoff.    Standard   w.-ll    No.  S.      (Report  sif,'ned 
by  Kirwan.l 

DD-72.     Abandon.   Standard   wi'll    \o.   5. 

D-76.     Shulolf,  Standard  well  No.  8. 
Si:(  tion  .30,  32-24. 

IH)-7;;.     Abandon,  Standard  wi-Jl  .\<..  16. 
Si:<  Tio.N  32.  32-24. 

Letter.  November  i:t.  I'.lL").      .\nieri<:in  Oil  Fi.-lds  w.-ll   No.  5. 

Letter.  June  20.  I'.t16.      Re  American  Oil  Fields  wells  5  .iiid  6. 

l)D-99.     Redrill.  Edmonds  Midwav  well  No.  3. 


l;}4  STATE    OIL    AND    (iAS    SI  M'KKVISOU. 

Section   .'52.   .■>2-24 — Continued. 

D-2in.     Sliutoff.  Eflmonrts  ^[idway  well  No.  3. 

Letter.  October,  l!)!.").     Drill.  Edmonds  Midway  well  No.  4. 

D-94.     Shutoff.  Edmonds  Midway  well  No.  4. 

February  IS,   IDK!.      Drill.  General   retroleum  Cunii)auy   well   No.  '.).      ( Su.spended 

drilliuR-    well.) 
Letter,  October  19,  IDIO.     Abandon.  (Jeneral  I'etroleum  Coniiiany  well  No.  !."». 

Section  34,  32-24. 

Letter,    October    14,    IDl.'t.      liedrill    and    deepen.    South    Midway    Oil    Com])any 

well  No.  4. 
DD-97.     Abandon,  I'nion,  Lakeview  No.  3.     (Lake  View  Oil  Co..  well  No.  3.) 
DD-80.     Abandon.  Union,  Lakeview  No.  4.     (Lake  View  Oil  Co.,  well  No.  4.) 
DD-131.     Abandon,  Union  well  No.  (5.     (Lake  View  Oil  Co.,  well  No.  G.) 
DD-190.     Abandon,  Union  well  No.  (5.      (Lake  View  Oil  Co.,  well  No.  (J.) 
DD-61.     Abandon,  Union  Oil  Co.  well  No.  7.      (Lake  View  Oil  Co.,  well  No.  7.) 

Statement  of  Operations. 

Section  3,  31-22. 

Work  was  started  on  the  J.  E.  O'Donnell  lease,  eonsistinj>'  of  the 
NE.  1  of  Section  3,  31-22,  in  April,  1916.  On  April  10th  well  No.  1 
was  spudded  in,  and  on  IVIay  3d  a  very  heavy  gas  sand  was  encountered 
at  a  depth  of  850  feet.  The  derrick  was  wrecked  and  the  Avell  blew 
wild  for  several  days  before  it  could  ])e  capped  and  properly  shut  in. 
The  manaoement  reports  a  measured  flow  of  17,400,000  cubic  feet  per 
day.  Work  was  discontinued  on  this  well,  and  on  June  5th  No.  2  well 
was  spudded  in. 

On  June  10th  the  same  company  started  No.  1  well  on  the  E.  |  of 
NE.  i  of  Section  2,  31-22.  This  firm  has  also  taken  over  the  SW.  i  of 
Section  34,  30-22  and  all  of  Sections  1  and  11,  31-22,  and  the  holdings 
of  the  Fairfield  Oil  Company  on  Section  13.  31-22  and  Section  19, 
31-23. 

The  SW.  I  of  Section  15,  31-22  is  divided  into  a  checkerboard  of  ten- 
acre  squares,  each  alternate  ten  acres  belonging  to  the  General  Petro- 
leum Company  and  to  the  Potter  Oil  Company.  During  the  fall  of 
1915  and  spring  of  1916,  these  two  companies  started  a  crowding  cam- 
paign by  drilling  four  wells  in  each  ten-acre  tract.  The  shallow  wells 
were  drilled  with  rotary  tools  and  the  drilling  program  was  continued 
westward  until  wells  of  diminished  production  made  it  a  poor 
investment. 

This  section  afi'ords  a  splendid  example  of  the  uneconomical  develop- 
ment and  operation  of  oil  land  subdivided  into  small  tracts,  and 
especially  when  neighboring  companies  fail  to  estal^lish  mutual  drilling 
restrictions.  It  is  merely  the  culmination  of  the  old  time  method  of 
being  first  to  the  oil,  regardless  of  capital  investment. 


first  annual  kep<1kt.  135 

Section  21,  31-22. 

The  State  Consolidated  Oil  Company  took  over  the  X.  i  of  NW.  \  of 
Section  21,  31-22  early  in  April,  1916.  They  planned  to  put  the  old 
wells  in  shape  and  to  start  a  drillinf;  eampaiirn. 

The  management  of  this  company  did  everythin<r  within  their  i)u\ver 
to  furnish  this  department  the  necessary  data  preparatory  to  redrilling 
or  abandonin^r  the  old  wells,  bnt  the  information  was  not  available. 
This  case  affords  a  very  fjood  example  of  the  value  of  filin<?  such  records 
with  the  Mining:  Bureau,  as  a  part  of  a  permanent  file,  to  be  available 
at  any  future  date  regardless  of  the  changes  of  personnel  on  the 
property. 

Section  35,  31-22. 

Between  October.  1915,  and  .May.  1916.  the  Associated  Oil  Company 
drilled  13  shallow  wells  on  Secti(»n  35,  31-22  with  very  satisfactory 
results. 

Section  19.  31-23. 

The  Union  Oil  Company  acquired  the  X.  4  of  N.  ^  of  Section  19, 
31-22  from  the  Midway  Royal  Petroleum  Company,  and  in  April.  191<j, 
started  drilling  the  No.  2  well. 

Section  2,  31-23. 

In  October.  1915.  the  Associated  Oil  Company  made  a  proposal  to 
drill  a  new  well.  No.  3  (number  since  changed  to  72),  in  the  center  of 
the  SE.  ]  of  SE.  J  of  Section  20,  31-23.  with  the  rotary  method.  They 
planned  to  drill  through  the  top  water  sands,  top  gas  horizon,  upper  oil 
zone  and  intermediate  water  sands  with  one  string  of  casing,  by  using 
the  mud  laden  fluid  method  of  protecting  the  upper  oil  and  gas  forma- 
tions from  the  water. 

These  plans  were  the  pivot  of  much  convspondence  and  many  co!i- 
ferences,  and  after  many  delays,  tlie  well  was  started  with  plans  to 
protect  each  f(jrmation  with  a  string  of  casing.  After  landing  the 
V2V'  casing  to  shut  off  top  water  and  drilling  ahead  some  340  feet,  the 
12^"  casing  collapsed.  Witli  the  then  existing  conditions,  as  an  emer- 
gency measure,  it  was  deemed  advisable  to  sanction  the  use  of  the  mud 
laden  fluid  method  to  sidetrack  the  collapsed  casing,  and  to  drill  down 
through  the  formations  to  a  point  above  the  second  oil  measures. 

After  cementing  the  casing  and  drilling  ahead  through  the  lower  oil 
measures,  the  well  was  deepened,  and  a  heavy  flow  of  gas  was  eiu^oun- 
tered.  The  well  has  been  sei'ving  the  liiiih  i>re.ssure  gas  lines  for  several 
months. 


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STATE   Olli   AND   GAS   SUrERVISOR. 


Section  22,  31-23. 

The  drilling  program  on  the  S.  |  of  Section  22,  31-23,  brought  ui 
the  question  of  the  pr&sent  economical  values  to  be  won  from  the  to| 
gas  formations  and  upper  oil  sands.     One  company  maintained  tha| 
these  sands  were  commercially  exhausted,  in  support  of  a  proposec 
drilling  plan.     The  proposal  was  to  use  one  string  of  casing  with  ihi 
mud  laden  fluid  method  of  shutting  off  all  of  the  formations  above  the 
lower  oil  sands.     As  yet  this  department  has  ruled  that  the  differenj 
series  of  gas  and  oil  formations  should  be  protected  by  separate  string 
of  casing.     In  such  a  policy  Ave  have  the  support  of  a  lai^e  majority 
of  the  operators  of  this  field.     Nevertheless,   our  aim  is  to  be  conj 
structive,  as  well  as  to  conserve  the  oil  and  gas  reserves,  and  we  do  no| 
desire  to  take  a  stand  which  may  in  any  way  hinder  the  introductioi 
of  methods  which  may  result  in  a  material  saving  to  the  operator  ii 
casing  cost,  providing  no  damage  results  from  the  innovation. 

Section  26,  31-23. 

This  office  has  had  many  interviews  and  much  correspondence  witl 
the  officers  of  the  Associated  Oil  Company  relative  to  the  propei 
drilling  methods  to  be  used  on  Section  26.  31-23.  Their  proposal  w£ 
to  set  one  string  of  casing  with  rotary  mud  and  cement,  after  passing 
through  the  top  waters  and  upper  gas  measures,  in  order  to  develoj 
the  first  oil  measures.  This  section  has  been  a  heavy  gas  producer  an( 
is  at  the  present  time.  Several  wells  of  the  Associated  and  of  the 
Standard  Oil  Companies  are  used  solely  a.s  gas  producers. 

This  department  ruled  adversely  on  the  proposal  to  drill  line  well 
by  this  method,  but  did  approve  of  the  drilling  of  well  No.  6  (old  No.  9] 
as  a  test  well.     The  well  was  to  be  located  in  the  center  of  the  Ass 
ciated  Oil  Company's  wells  on  the  N.  ^  of  N.  |  of  the  section.    In  thi 
case  any  damage  that  might  occur  from  this  method  of  protecting  th^ 
ga.s  zone  would  first  effect  the  wells  belonging  to  that  company,  an( 
theoretically,  the  damage  could  then  be  corrected  at  the  expense  of  the 
Associated    Oil    Company    before    the    neighboring    companies    wei 
harmed.     The  company  did  not  drill  this  well,  but  did  drill  sever? 
wells  along  the  lines,  and  protected  the  gas  zone  in  each  case  by  landing 
a  separate  string  of  casing  below  the  top  waters  and  above  the  gas. 

It  .should  be  clearly  stated  here  that  this  department  does  not  aii 
to  take  an  arbitrary  stand  in  any  such  rulings,  and  desires  to  do  every-j 
thing  possible  to  make  all  of  its  rulings  harmonize  with  progressiva 
methods.  The  department  is  willing  to  cooperate  at  any  time  with  th( 
operators  desiring  to  carry  on  experimental  work,  when  such  experi-j 
ments  are  not  liable  to  cause  damage  to  wells  on  neighboring  properties 


first  annual  report.  137 

Skction  27,  31-23. 

The  famous  fire  well  of  the  Kern  Trading  and  Oil  Company  in  the 
NW.  corner  of  Section  27,  31-23,  offsetting  the  wells  of  the  Record  Oil 
Company  and  the  Consolidated  IMutnal  Oil  Company  on  Section  28, 
has  been  considered  to  be  a  menace  to  the  surrounding  territory  for 
some  time.  It  is  not  possible  to  definitely  attribute  all  of  the  water 
trou])Ie  of  tliis  vicinity  to  the  condition  of  the  K.  T.  and  0.  No.  2  well, 
;is  the  conditions  in  some  of  the  adjoining  wells  are  open  to  criticism. 
The  No.  2  well  was  drilled  only  to  the  top  oil  sand  when  it  came  in  as 
a  gusher  and  caught  fire.  This  department  has  recommended  to  the 
K.  T.  and  0.  Company  that  an  effort  be  made  to  shut  off  the  top  waters 
hy  cementing  a  string  of  8^"  casing  below  the  depth  of  the  original 
10"  shutoff.  This  well  has  been  the  subject  of  much  discussion,  and  the 
officials  of  the  K.  T.  and  0.  Company  have  uniformly  assisted  this 
C'ffice  in  ever\^  way  possible,  furnishing  all  data  requested,  and  in  addi- 
tion, a  series  of  detailed  charts  giving  the  curves  of  water  production 
during  the  period  the  well  produced. 

Section  28,  31-23. 

One  of  the  more  difficult  problems  confronting  this  department  is 
furnished  by  Section  28,  31-23.  Much  water  is  reported  in  the  wells 
across  the  N.  ^  of  the  section.  The  first  study  started  by  the  Taft  office 
covered  this  territory.  The  federal  courts  placed  these  properties  in 
the  care  of  Receiver  H.  ]M.  Payne. 

Section  31,  31-23. 

The  Chanslor  Canfield  ]Midway  Oil  Company,  in  i-csi)onse  to  a  formal 
(omplaint  from  tlie  Alaska  Pioneer  Oil  Company,  undertook  to  locate 
and  shut  oft'  the  water  in  well  No.  8  in  the  SB.  corner  of  Section  31, 
:n-23,  and  were  successfid  in  so  doing. 

The  Consolidated  Mutual  Oil  Company  was  drilling  a  deep  lest  liolc, 
\'o.  (),  and  liiul  just  latuled  the  8}"  casing,  when  the  wind  storm  of 
•Ijinnai-y  27tli  destroyed  the  derrick.  Drilling  operations  have  remained 
suspended  since  that  date. 

Section  32,  31-23. 

TIk;  question  of  localizing  the  water  1r()nl)les  in  the  east  eentr;d  poi-- 
tion  of  Section  32,  31-23,  radiating  around  the  old  Buiek  and  Paeitie 
erude  gusher  wells,  has  had  the  attention  of  this  department  for  man\' 
mcmths.  It  is  the  opinion  of  this  office  that  the  bottom  watei-  in  Buiek 
well  Xo.  5  and  Paeific  Oude  well  No.  1  has  been  properly  plugged  off 
;ind  that  the  water  now  produced  l)y  each  of  these  wells  (approxi- 
mately 50  per  cent)  is  derived  from  the  Bniek  well  No.  3,  situated  one 
location  north  and  midway  between  the  two  wells  mentioned.  Buiek 
No.  3  well  is  i-eported  to  be  in  very  bad  shape,  with  tools  lust   in   the 


138  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

hole  and  the  casing  collapsed.     This  information  has  not  been  verifiedj 
by  test  as  the  derrick  was  destroyed  by  the  wind  storm. 

This  territory  originally  was  very  productive  and  a  center  of  gusherj 
wells,  l)ut  lack  of  proper  correlation  of  the  water  sand  (intermediate! 
water,  but  commonly  spoken  of  as  bottom  water),  which  is  found  at  aj 
depth  of  only  30  or  50  feet  below  the  bottom  of  the  upper  oil  sands,] 
led  many  of  the  drillers  to  carry  the  oil  string  too  low,  with  disastrous] 
results  to  that  splendid  oil  sand.  Work  should  be  undertaken  imme-| 
diately  to  clear  the  No.  3  Buick  well  of  tools  and  other  junk  and  these! 
bottom  sands  should  be  plugged  off.  This  well  is  in  the  care  of  Receiver j 
H.  M.  Payne. 

kSection  36,  31-23. 

The  Standard  Oil  Company  drilled  eleven  new  wells  and  deepened 
four  old  wells  during  the  period  under  review,  on  the  McNee  lease, 
comprising  all  of  Section  36,  31-23.  This  property  is  a  splendid  pro- 
ducer and  is  being  systematically  drilled  up,  contrary  to  the  usual 
custom  in  this  field  of  confining  operations  to  the  line  wells  when  a 
company  controls  an  entire  section.  Because  of  a  drilling  agreement 
Avith  the  neighboring  K.  T.  and  0.  Company  previous  drilling  had  been 
carried  on  two  locations  back  from  the  property  lines.  Since  the  first; 
of  the  year,  ])oth  companies  have  been  drilling  the  line  wells.  The 
production  on  the  McNee  lease  is  l)eing  won  from  the  west  limb  of  the 
Buena  Vista  anticline.  The  crest  of  the  anticline,  as  shown  by  the 
surface  geology,  passes  diagonally  across  the  NE.  ^  of  the  section,  in  a 
northwest-southeast  direction. 

Section  10,  31-24.     (Elk  Hills.) 

In  December,  1915,  the  General  Petroleum  C()mi)any  abandoned  their 
No.  1  well  on  Section  10.  31-21,  in  the  Elk  Hills,  and  dismantled  the 
camp.  The  well  had  been  drilled  to  a  depth  of  3072  feet  without 
encountering  any  oil  or  gas  sands. 

Section  4,  32-23. 

The  Midway  Consolidated  Oil  Company  abandoned  their  No.  4  well^ 
on  Section  4,  32-23.  The  upper  oil  sands  in  the  vicinity  of  this  well 
should  be  greatly  benefited  by  plugging  of  this  well,  which  had  been 
redrilled  so  often  and  with  such  luisatisfaetory  results. 

In  testing  out  the  Wilkes  Head  well  in  the  north  central  part  of 
Section  4,  it  was  found  to  be  making  considerable  water.  Pumping 
tests  are  being  carried  on  over  a  long  period  with  hopes  of  exhausting 
the  water  from  the  oil  sands.  The  well  stood  idle  with  the  water  in  on 
the  sand  for  manv  months. 


FIKST   ANNUAL    liEl'(JRT.  131) 

Section  5.  32-2:3. 

The  No.  2  well  on  the  Kalispel  lease,  ►Section  5,  32-23  has  produced 
larjre  (jiiantities  of  water  and  the  present  management  proposed  to  case 
off  this  upper  flooded  oil  beariii<r  horizon  and  deepen  the  well  to  the 
lower  sands,  which  furnish  the  production  in  the  wells  on  the  neighbor- 
ing leases  to  the  north  and  east.  This  caused  a  protest  to  be  made  by 
the  neighbors  to  the  west  and  south  as  they  feared  that  the  quantity  of 
water  formerly  raised  by  the  pump  at  Kalispel  No.  2  well,  would  soon 
back  up  and  tlood  other  top  sand-producing  wells,  in  case  the  proposed 
work  was  carried  out.  The  informal  complaint  has  developed  into  an 
investigation  that  now  includes  nearly  all  of  the  wells  on  Section  5. 
This  office  has  made  several  graphic  sections  and  gathered  considerable 
evidence  from  interested  parties,  but  still  lacks  a  few  logs  and  well 
records.     Some  of  the  most  vital  well  records  seem  to  be  nonexistent. 

Section  23,  32-23. 

A  difference  of  opinion  has  exi.sted  for  several  years  between  the 
respective  operators  of  the  Indian  and  Colonial  Development  Company, 
and  the  Traders  Oil  Company,  as  to  the  source  of  the  water  which 
troubles  the  wells  of  these  companies  on  Sections  22  and  23,  32-23.  It 
was  originally  considered  to  be  bottom  water  and  considerable  work 
has  been  done  in  the  past  in  attempting  to  shut  off  bottom  water.  In 
May,  1916,  the  Traders  Oil  Company  started  a  new  well.  No.  106,  and 
drilled  it  dry  in  order  to  test  out  the  various  formations.  They  were 
very  successful  in  determining  that  there  is  an  intermediate  water 
between  the  top  oil  sands  and  the  bottom  oil  measures,  as  developed  in 
a  few  of  the  wells  in  the  immediate  vicinity.  It  is  hoped  that  this  dis- 
covery will  lead  to  the  correction  of  one  of  the  oldest  water  problems 
on  Twenty-Five  Hill  and  the  Midway  Field. 

Section  24,  32-23. 

.\1!  (.f  Section  24.  32-23.  except  the  W.  },  of  the  S\V.  [.  has  been 
operated  by  the  Chanslor  Canfield  Midway  Oil  Company  under  lease 
from  ^Ir.  J.  W.  Jame.son  until  July  1.  1!)1(),  when  ]Mr.  Jameson  pur- 
chased the  lea.se  back  from  that  company  and  started  to  operate  the 
property. 

Section  26,  32-23. 

The  North  American  Oil  C'onsolidaled  Company  started  a  drilling 
campaign  in  the  sju-iiig  on  their  lease  holdings  on  Section  26,  32-23. 
Seven  wells  have  been  completed. 

Section  36.  32-23. 

In  drilling  two  line  wells  on  the  Uiinklini'  lease  on  Seelion  -h^  32-23 
the  nuinagement  crowded  the  wells  within  20  feet  of  the  property  line. 


140 


STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SITPERVISOR. 


There  may  have  been  a  drilling  agreement  which  permitted  these  loca 
tions  in  this  special  case,  but  as  a  rule,  such  methods  are  the  direci 
cause  of  wasteful  expenditures  by  both  companies  affected  by  such 
crowding,  as  offset  wells  are  usually  in  turn  crowded  in  as  a  defensive 
measure. 

Section  16,  32-24. 

A  keen  drilling  rivalry  between  the  companies  operating  in  Se^ 
tion  16,  22-24  resulted  in  the  starting  of  twenty  new  wells  and  tM 
deepening  of  six  others  during  the  fiscal  year.  This  section  affords 
another  illustration  of  a  crowding  campaign,  as  practically  all  of  these 
wells  have  been  drilled  to  protect  the  lines.  In  locating  the  wells  150 
feet  from  the  lines  it  often  brings  offset  wells  within  300  feet  of  each 
other,  while  the  individual  companies  aim  to  space  their  own  wells 
from  500  to  700  feet  apart  in  that  fairly  deep  territory. 

Unfortunately,  when  the   company  holdings  represent  small  leases, 
there  seems  to  be  little  opportunity  to  reach  any  agreement  whereby 
the  wells  may  be  located  further  than  1 50  feet  from  the  line ;  and  on. : 
small  tracts  it  is  usually  impossible  to  stagger  the  offset  location  to  any 
advantage. 

The  drilling  of  so  many  new  wells  on  this  section  will  hasten  the  day 
when  the  wells  will  have  to  be  pumped  to  win  the  oil  from  the  present 
sands.  Already  preparations  are  being  made  to  prospect  for  loM^er 
sands  below  the  water  sands  now  termed  bottom  water. 

Records    Received    for    Midway    Field. 

The  following  list  of  oil  companies  of  the  Midway  Field  shows  at  a 
glance  to  what  extent  each  company  has  cooperated  with  this  depart- 
ment in  furnishing  the  desired  logs  and  production  reports : 


Name  of  company  and  lease 


Number 
of  wells 
shown 
on  maps 


Number 
of  1ob;s 
leceived 


Production 
reports 
received 


Sec.   2,  31-22— 

J.  E.  O'Donnell  lease__ 

Sec.  3,  31-22— 

J.  E.  O'Donnell 

Sec.  4,  31-22— 

Globe  Exploration  Company 

Midway  Chief  Oil  Company 

Sec.  9,  31-22— 

General  Petroleum,  "Carnegie" 

Drake  &  Yancey  Oil  Company 

Sec.  10,  31-22— 

Union  Oil   Company 

N.  American  Consolidated  O.   Company.. 

See.  11,  31-22— 

■    J.  E.   O'Donnell  lease,   formerly  Fairfield 
Oil  Company 

Sec.  12,  31-22— 

A.  0.  P.  Midland  Oil  Fields,  Ltd 

General  Petroleum  Company,  "Oakburn" 


None 
1 


All 
1 


None 


Yes 
Yes 


Drilling. 

Drilling. 

Idle. 
Idle. 

Idle. 
Idle. 

Idle. 
Idle. 

Drilling. 

Idle. 
Idle. 


i 


FIRST  ANNUAL   REPORT. 


141 


Name  of  company  and  lease 


Number 
of  wells 
shown 
on  maps 


Number 
of  logs 
received 


Production  \ 
reports  i 
received 


8€C.  13,  31-22— 
J.  E.  O'Donnell  lease,   formerly   Fairfield 

Oil  Company  

Oakland   Midway  Oil   Company 

General    Petroleum    Company 

Sec.  14,  31-22— 

Engineers  Oil  Company 

General  Petroleum,   "."Shale" 

Combined  Oil  Comi)any 

Alberta  Midway  Oil  Company 

Manley  &  Mcfiinn  oil  I'ompany 

Midway  Gas  ami  Petroleum  Company 

Onisbo   Oil   Company 

Stockton  Midway  Oil  Company 

Sec.  15,  31-22— 

K.  T.    &   O.   Company 

Security  Development   Company 

Manley   &   McGinn 

Midway  Peerless  Oil  Company 

Hondo  Oil  Company 

Dominion  Oil  Company 

Banklin   Oil  Company 

M.  Z.  Elliott,   "Fortune" 

General  Petroleum  Company 

Potter  Oil  Company 

Sec.  16,  31-22— 
Traders  Oil   Company 

Sec.  17,  31-22— 

State  Consolidated  Oil  Company 

Durango   Oil   Company 

Dabney    Oil    Company 

Sec.  21,  31-22— 

State  Consolidated  Oil  Company 

C.  C.  M.  O.  Company 

Sec.  22,  31-22— 
C.  C.  M.  O.  Company 

Sec    23,  31-22— 

Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company 

Pinal  Dome,   "Gem" 

Tumbador  Oil  Company - 

K.  T.   &   O.   Company 

General  Petroleum  Company,   "Logan" 

Rock  Oil  Company -. 

Sec.  24,  31-22— 

Midway  Pacific  Oil  Company 

Coalinga  Monterey  O.  Company 

Brookshire  Oil  Company 

United  Oil  Company- 

San  Francisco  Midway  Oil  Company 

Sec.  2.5,  31-22— 

K.  T.  &  O.  Company — . 

Midland  Oil  Fields  Company,    Ltd 

C.  C.  M.  O.  Company 

Recovery  Oil  Company -. 

Visalia  Midway  Oil  Company 

Sec.  26,  31-22— 

G.   P.    Co.,    "linmswick" 

Result  Oil  Company 

El  Camino  Oil  Company 

C.  C.  M.  O.  Company 

Pyramid  Oil   Company... 

Mocal   Oil    Company 

Soudan  Oil  Company 

California  Star  Oil  Company 

Dabney  Oil  Company 

Armstrong  &  .Tergins  Oil  Company 

State  Consolidated  Oil  Company 


Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


2 
6 

5 
10 

6  i 

7  - 
3  L. 

15  |.. 


Idle. 


Idle, 


Abandoned. 

Idle. 
Idle. 
Idle. 

Drilling. 
Idle. 


Idle. 
Idle. 


142 


STATE    OIL    AND    (iAS    STTPERVISOR. 


Name  of  company  and  lease 


Sec. 
.Sec. 
Sec. 


Sec.  27,  .31-22— 

Ma.xwell  Oil  Company 

International   Oil   Company 

C.  C.  M.  O.  Company 

See.  30,  31-22— 
Oree  Oil  Company 

Sec.  3i5,  31-22— 

C.  O.  M.  O.  Company 

Associated   Oil   Company 

Sec.  36,  31-22— 

A.  O.  P.   Company,  Ltd 

C.   C.  M.   O.   Company 

T.  31,  R.  23— 

Sec.    1,  J.    F.    Carmen    Company 

2,  Combination   Midway   O.    Co 

6,  Union   Oil   Co.    (Rudisen) 

8,  Calinava   Oil   Company 

Rex  Oil  Company 

See.  10,  Mercedes    Oil    Company 

Sec.  11,  Hart  Oil  Company 

Sec.  14,  Barnedon  Oil  Company 

Sec.  16,  Standard  Oil  Company 

Sec.  17,  S.  O.  Co.,  "Burr" 

Sec.  18,  Midland   O.   ¥.,   Ltd '-_.. 

Sec.  18,  Toronto  Midway  Oil  Company 

Sec.  If),  Midway  Royal  Oil  Company 

G.    P.    Company 

J.  E.  O'Donnell  lease,  Fairfield-—. 
Calidon    Petroleum    Company 

Sec.  20,  31-23— 

Associated   Oil   Company 

United  Oil  Company 

See.  21,  31-23— 
K.  T.  &  O.  Company . 

Sec.  22,  31-23— 

Associated   Oil   Company 

Standard  Oil  Company 

Sec.  24,  31-23— 

Union  Oil  Company 

Barnedon   Oil   Company 


Number 
of  wells 
shown 
on  maps 


See.  25,  31-23— 
K.  T.    &  O.   Company 

See.  26,  31-23— 

Associated   Oil   Company 

Standard  Oil  Company 

See.  27,  31-23— 
K.  T.  &  O.  Company 

See.  28,  31-23— 

Record  Oil  Company 

S.    O.    Co.,    "Columbus" 

Consolidated   Mutual   Oil   Company 

United  Oil  Company 

California   Amalgamated   Oil   Company... 
Caribou  Oil  Company 

Sec.  30,  31-23— 

Pioneer  Midway  Oil  Company 

N.  A.  O.  Consol  Co.,  Consolidated  Mutual 

See.  31,  31-23— 

Honolulu    Consolidated    Company 

C.  C.  M.  0.  Company 

Mammoth  Oil  Company 

Kagle  Creek  Oil  Company 

Sec.  32,  31-23— 

Olig  Crude  Oil  Company 

General  Petroleum  Company 

Pacific  Crude  Oil  Company 


Number 
of  logs 
leceived 


Production 
reports 
received 


1    . 
i  I 


Idle. 
Idle. 
Idle. 

Idle. 


One  water  well. 


Suspended. 

Suspended. 

Abandoned. 

Suspended. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Suspended. 

Idle. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 


Idle. 


Idle. 
Idle. 


Care  of  Fed.  receiver. 
Care  of  Fed.  receiver. 
Care  of  Fed.  receiver. 
Care  of  Fed.  receiver. 
Care  of  Fed.  receiver. 
Care  of  Fed.  receiver. 


2  suspended  drillers. 


4  abandoned. 


1  abandoned. 
1  abandoned. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 


143 


Name  of  company  and  lease 


Number 
of  wells 
sliown 
on  maps 


Si-P.  32,  31-23— Continued. 

Alaska  Pioneer  Oil  Company 10 

lUiick   Oil    Company .'« 

California   Midway  Oil  Company 8 

McMiirtry   &    Hoeppiier 1 

Associated   Oil    Company |  3 

See.  33,  31-23— 

K.  T.   &  O.   Company 3 

S.M-.  34,  31-2;3— 

As.xoeiated   Oil   Company 10 

I'niou  Oil   Company,   "MeLeod" 

^.c.   3.-),   31-23— 

K.  T.   &   O.   Company 7 

.SK-.  36,  31-23—  ' 

Standard  Oil  Company,   McXee  lease -ki 

Sec.  32,  31-24— 

Oeneral  Petroleum  Co.,  Biiena  Vista  lease  4 

St.   Helen.*   Petroleum   Company 1  2 

Boston  Pacific  Oil  Company 2 

-.r.   1,  32-22— 

C.  C.  M.  O.  Company 17 

-'■c.  1,  32-23— 

K.  T.    &  O.   Company 1.5 

-.1-.    2,   32-23— 

N.  A.  O.  Consolidated   Company 14 

-r.  3,  32-23— 

K.  T.   &  O.  Company 3 

Src.   4,   32-23— 

Midway  Consolidated  Oil  Company •  i 

Standard    Oil    Company,    "Equitable" I  3 

Canadian  Pacific  Oil  Company 3 

Wilkes   Head    Oil    Company 1 

California   Counties  Oil  Company 5 

C.   C.  M.  O.   Oil  Company 3 

Sec.   5,   32-23— 

K.  T.   &  O.  Company 12 

St.    Lawrence   Oil  Company 8 

Kalispel  Oil    Company 3 

.Midway   Five   Oil   Company 7 

Mi<lway    Premier   Oil   Company 8 

Hale  McLeod  Oil  Company 7 

Sec    6,  .32-23—  , 

C.  C.  M.   O.   Company — .  41 

United  Oil  Company '  9 

Sec.   8,   32-23—  I 

Hale  McLeod  Oil  Company 10 

C.  C.  M.  O.  Company 2-5 

Sec.   9,   32-23— 

C.    C.    M.    O.    Company 10 

Traffic  Oil   Company i 

See.  10,  32-23— 

S.    O.,    "Kquitalile" 7 

"Standard    Oil    Company 10 

>'.  C.  M.  (».  Con)pany. 7 

12,  32-23— 

standard    Oil    Company. 5 

.^.f.  13,  32--23— 

K.  T.   &  O.   Company I  4 

Sec.  14,  32-23-  j 

standani  Oil  Company 10 

li.    P.   Continental   5 

iiiion  Oil  Company,  "Regal" 7 

'  .   O.    Company,    "Bedrock" 4 

'  .   I.';,  32-23— 

Kmpire  lias  and  Fuel  Company 4 

Union  Oil   Company,   "Kquitable" 1 

Cnion   Oil   Company,    ".41varado"... 3 

National  Pacific  Oil  Company .—  2 


of  l<lgs 
received 


10 


Abandoned. 


3  drilling. 


8  new. 


4  drilling;  1  aband'd. 


1  abandoned. 


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STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


Name  of  company  and  lease 


Number 
of  wells 
shown 
on  maps 


Number 
of  logs 
received 


Production 
reports 
received 


Sec.  lo,  32-23— Continued. 

Kenewha  Oil  Company  

S.  K.  D.  Oil  Company 

N.  A.  O.  Consolidated  Company 

Brad  Oil  Company  

G.   P.  Co.,   "Foxtail" 

Oleum   Crude  Company   

Consolidated  Midway  Chief  Oil  Company 
C.  C.  M.  O.  Company — 

See.  16,  32-23— 

Midland  Oil  Company  

N.  A.  O.  Consolidated  Company ... 

N.  A.  O.  Con.solidated  Co.,  Loekwood  lease 

See.  17,  32-23— 
C.  C.  M.  O.  Company 

Sec.  21,  32-23— 
C.  C.  M.  O.  Company 

Sec.  22,  32-23— 

Fairbanks  Oil  Company 

General   Petroleum    Company,    "Sibyl" 

Producers   Guaranteed    Company 

Burks   Oil   Company 

Combination  Midway  Oil  Company 

AVilbert  Oil  Company 

Buena  Fe  Oil  Company,  Usona 

Buena  Fe  West  Forty 

Buena  Fe  Amador 

Buena  Fe  Alpine 

Buena  Fe  Amazon 

Buena   Fe  Bay   City 

Buena   Fe  Mountain  Girl 

Indian-Colonial  Dev.   Company 

Sec.  23,  32-23— 

Indian-Colonial   Dev.    Company 

Griffin  Cnide  Oil   Company 

Traders   Oil   Company 

Cheney  Stimson  Oil  Company 

Palmer  Union  Oil  Company i 

E.   J.   Boust I 

Knob  Hill  lease 1 

Kern   Crown  Oil  Company 

See    24,  32-23— 

J.  W.  Jameson 

Standard   Oil    Company 

Sec.  25,  32-23— 

Section  TAventy-five  Oil  Company 

Rico  Oil  Company   (Princeton  Oil  Co.),-.; 

Pierpont  Oil  Company 

T.  W.  Oil  Company 

Millie  Francis  Oil  Company 

Tamalpais   Oil  Company 

Elkhorn  Oil  Company 1 

San  Francisco  Midway  Oil  Company ! 

Seaboard    Oil    Company 

General   Petroleum   Company    (Scrongo). 

General   Petroleum,   "Halloway" 

Opal  Oil  Company 

Cresceus  Oil  Company 

Safe  Oil  Company 

West  Side  Oil  Company 

W.  T.  &  M.  Oil  Company 

B.  H.   &  C.  Oil  Company 

Sec.  26,  32-23— 

Mascot  Oil  Company 

N.  A.  O.  Consol.  Oil  Company 

General  Petroleum,  "Xev.  Midway" 

Dunlop  Oil  Company - 

Wilbert  Oil  Company 


2 
3 

P 

9 
1 

P 

1  1        P 

9|        P 

2 

Both  abandoned. 


13 
6 

13 

P 

Q 

1 

it 

1 

n 

9t 

4 

4 

30 
6 

IS 

P 
P 

P 

4 

4 

_ 

4 

1 

3 

<> 

8 
16 

8           P 
16           P 

11 

4 

p 

4 

7 
8 

43 
4'? 

1 
2 

2 

P 
P 

P 

16 

7 

16 

P 

8 

8 

P 

Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 


Idle. 
All  idle. 


FIRST   ANNTTAIi   REPORT. 


145 


Name  of  company  ami  lease 


Number 
of  wells 
shown 
ou  maps 


Number    Production 
of  logs  reports 

received       received 


Sep.  26,  32-23— Continued. 
Penn.   Consolidated  Oil  Co.,   alias  March 

Oil  Co.,  alias  January  Oil  Co C 

Ilayden  Oil  Company 

Carbo  Oil  Company 10 

Mt.  Diablo  O.  M.  &  D.  Co.,  formerly  J.  M. 

&  S.   Co.   7 

Mt.  Diablo  Oil  Co.,  alias  Malaytin  Oil  Co.  '  2 

Sec.  sr,,  32-2.3—  ; 

Vietor  Oil  Company 4 

r.  O.  Co.,  alias  Diinlop  Oil  Co 3 

Union   Oil   Company '  1 

See.  30,   33-23—  j 

C.    P.,    "Bankline" '  13 

Los  Posos  Oil  Company i  2 

Sec.  2,  32-24—  j 

Honolulu  Consolidated  Oil  Co j  3 

'I'ownship  32,  Range  24 — 

.'^ec.     4,  Honolulu  Consolidated  Oil  Co t  5 

Sec.    5,  Honolulu  Consolidated  Oil  Co j  6 

Sec.    8,  Honolulu  Consolidated  Oil  Co.— |  9 

Sec.  10,  Honolulu  Consolidated  Oil  Co |  9 

Sec.  12,  Honolulu  Consolidated  Oil  Co i  4 

See.  14,  Honolulu  Consolidated  Oil  Co 5 

Sec.  24,  Honolulu  Consolidated  Oil  Co.„-  4 
r.  5,  32-24— 

Kern  Trading  and  Oil  Company..  2 

Sec.    7,  Kern  Trading  and  Oil  Company..  2 

Sec.    n,  Kern  Trading  and  Oil  Company..  C 

Sec.  11,  Kern  Trading  and  Oil  Company..  4 

Sec.  15,  Kern  Trading  and  (>\\  Company..  i 

Sec.  17,  Kern  Trading  and  Oil  Company.. |  3 

Sic.  16,  32-24— 

Midway  Gas  Co.  or  So.  California  Gas  Co.|  5 

I'etroleum  Midway  Oil  Company '  8 

St.  Helens  Petroleum  Company ]  16 

Standard   Oil   Company,    "Derby" '  19 

Sec.  18,  32-24— 

Standard  Oil  Company |  8 

Sec.   20,    32-24— 

Standard  Oil  Company 8 

Sec.  19,  32-24—  I 

Kem  Trading  and  Oil  Company 4 

See.  22,  32-24- 

Maricopa  Investment  Company i 

Schultz  et  al 3 

(iincral    Petroleum    Company 3 

I.uxor  Oil  Company... 1 

See.  26,  32-24- 

T-ake  View  .^nnex  Oil  Company.. 1 

JIanitoba  Crude  Oil  Company 1 

Lake  View  No.  2  Oil  Company 2 

Sec.  28,  32-24—  j 

Pyramid  Oil  Company 1 

Petroleum  Syndicate  2 

I'.MJtiiiiore  Oil  Company !  3 

Standard  Oil  Company 8 

Sec.  29,  32-24— 

K.  T.   &  O.   Company 2 

S.  e.  30,  32-24-  j 

Standard    Oil    Company 23 

^••■.  .31,  32-24—  1 

<'.  C.  M.  O.   Company. I  2 

Ainerieaii   Oil  Fields   Company,   Ltd 2 

Kline    Oil    (^tinpany ] 

Union   Oil    Company. 1 

August  Water  Company... I  5 

10—27014 


3 
1 

P 

1 

P 

5 

P 

le 

P 

2 

P 

8 

P 

5 

P 

4 

P 

4 

P 

3 



Idle. 


One  new. 


2  new. 


P 

6 

2 

19 

P 
P 
P 

2 

P 

Idle. 
Idle. 
Idle. 


Idle. 
Idle. 


Idle. 
Idle. 
Idle. 
Idle. 
All  water  wells. 


146 


STATE    OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


Name  of  company  and  lease 

Number 

of  wells 

shown 

on  maps 

Numljer 
of  logs 
received 

Production 
reports 
received 

Remarks 

Sec.   32.   32-24— 
Edmonds  Midway  Oil  Company. 

4 

1 

9 

2 

13 

5 

5 
3 

1 
2 

1 

3 

P 

Knickerbocker  Oil  Company ... 

•ieneral  Petroleuni  Company 

9 

Manhattan  Midway  Oil  Company.  . 

American  Oil  Fields  Co.,  Ltd 

13           P 
4           ■P 

Sec.  33,  32-24— 
K.   T.    &   0.    Co 

One  new. 
Suspended  drillers. 

Sec.  34,  32-24— 

Union  Oil  Company,   "Lake  View" 

Union  Oil  Company 

P 
P 

Lake  View  No.  2  0.  Co.  (Extension)    _. 

Lake  View  No.  2,  "S.  Midway" 

Sec.   36,  32-24— 
Golden   Gate   Oil   Company . 

; 

Idle 

Official  decisions  M'ere  made  on  the  following  wells: 

Section  4,  11-23. 

D-42.     Shutoff,  Interstate  Oil  Company  well  No.  4. 

D-13o.     Shutoff,  Interstate  Oil  Companj'  well  No.  4. 

Form  No.  113.     December  30,  1915.     Drill,  Interstate  Oil  Company  well  No.  G. 

D-136.     Shutoff,  Interstate  Oil  Company  well  No.  6. 

May  13,  1916.     Drill,  Interstate  Oil  Company  well  No.  8. 

Letter,  October  20,  1915.     Shutoff,  Lakeview  No.  2  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 

Letter,  October  31,  1915.     Shutoff,  Lakeview  No.  2  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 

D-91.     Shutoff,  Lakeview  No.  2  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 

December  10,   1915.     Drill,  Lakeview  No.  2  Oil  Company  well  No.  5. 

May  13,  1916.     Drill,  Lakeview  No.  2  Oil  Company  well  No.  7. 

D-48.     Shutoff,  Miocene  Oil  Company.      (P.  Welch  well  No.  3.) 

Letter,  October  25,  1915.     Abandon,  Union  Oil  Company,  International  well  No.  1. 

Letter,  August  28,  1915.     Shutoff,  Union  Oil  Company,  International  well  No.  3. 

DD-T6.     Drill,  Union  Oil  Company.  International  well  No.  4. 

D-156.     Union  Oil   Company,   Shutoff,   International  well  No.  4. 

D-201.     Shutoff,  Union  Oil  Company,  International  well  No.  4. 
Section  6,  11-23. 

113.     April  12,  1916.     Drilling,  Bankline  well  No.  5. 

March  3,  1916.     Drill,  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  5-B. 

D-131.     Shutoff,   General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  5-B. 

DD-173.     Deepen,  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  5-B. 

D-196.     Shutoff,   General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.   5-B. 

D-228.     Shutoff.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  5-B. 

December  21,  1915.     Drill,  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  6-B. 

D-144.     Shutoff,  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  6-B. 

D-20S.     Shutoff.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  6. 

DD-144.     Redrill  General  Petroleum  Company  Well  No.  7-B. 

DD-6.     Redrill  and  deepen.  General  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  9-B. 

Form  No.  113.     April  12,  1916.     Drilling,  General  Petroleum  Co.  well  No.  11-B. 

Form  No.  113.     April  12,  1916.     Drilling,  General  Petroleum  Co.  well  No.  32-B. 

P'orm  No.  113.     April  12,  1916.     Drilling,  General  Petroleum  Co.  well  No.  ]7-B. 

D-4.     Shutoff,  Maricopa  National  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  2. 

April  27,  1916.     Drill,  Maricopa  National  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  7. 


FIRST    ANNlTATi    REPORT.  147 

Section  10,  11-23. 

DD-112.     Abandon,  KI  Camino  Oil  and  Dev.  Company  well  No.  1. 

DD-160.     Abandon,  Kl  Camino  Oil  and  Dev.  Company  well  No.  1. 
Section  29,  11-23. 

DD-7S.     Abandon,  Bakersfield  Pipe  and  Wrockins:  Company  for  Sunset  Secnrity 
Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 
Section  1,  11-24. 

DD-83.     Deepen,  Standard  well  No.  1. 

DD-37.     Redrill,   Standard,   Maricopa  wells  3,  5,   12   and   ISi.      See  also   various 
letters. 

DD^169.     Redrill  and  deepen,  Standard  well  No.  3. 

J)D-6S.     Test   by    pumping,    Standard    well    No.    "►. 

DD-87.     Deepen,   Standard  well  No.  ">. 

D-190.     Shutoff,   Standard   well   No.   12. 

D-130.     Shuton:,  Standard  well  No.  14. 

D-92.     Shutoff,   Standard  well  No.  16. 

D-237.     Shutoff,  Standard  well  No.  18. 

DD-171.     Deepen,   Standard  well   No.   20. 

February  21,  1916.     Drill,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  22. 

D-224.     Shutoff,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  22. 

DD-182.     Redrill  Oil  String  Melita  Oil  Company  well  No.  15. 
Section  2,  11-24. 

DD-150.     Deepen,  McCutcheon  Bros,  well  No.  6. 

DD-146.     Abandon,  Sunset  Monarch  well  No.  10. 

DD-147.     Abandon,  Sunset  Monarch  well  No.  24. 

Form  No.  113.     April  14,  1016.     Drill,  Sunset  Monarch  well  No.  26. 

Form  No.  113.     April  14,  1916.     Drill,  Sunset  Monarch  well  No.  27. 
Section  12,  11-24. 

Letter,  November  1,  1915.     Shutoff,  Cons.   Midway  Chief  well   No.  4. 

March  1,  1916.     Drill,  Good  Roads  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 

D-133.     Shutoff,   Good  Roads  Oil  Company  well   No.  3. 

May  29,  1916.     Drill,  Good  Roads  Oil  Company  well  No.  8. 

D-238.     Shutoff,  Good  Roads  Oil  Company  well  No.  8. 

March  1,  1916.     Drill,  Petrolia  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 

D-106.     Shutoff,  Good  Roads  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 

March  21,  1916.     Drill,  Petrolia  Oil  Company  well  No.  4. 

D-198.     Shutoff,  Petrolia  Oil  Company  well  No.  4. 

June  19,  1916.     Drill,  Petrolia  Oil  Company  well  No.  5. 
Section  28,  12-23. 

DD-135.     Abandon,  Midas  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 

Section  30,  12-23. 

Letter,  November  17,  1915.     Complaint,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  No.  35  vs.  Gen. 

Pet.  Company  No.  2,  National  Pacific  well  No.  2. 
DD-124.     Redrill  oil  string,  Nat.  Pacific.  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 

Section  31,  12-23. 

Letter,  September  22,  1915.      Shutoff  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  26. 

letter,  Oc(olM-r  10,  1915.     Shutoff  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  26. 
Section  32,  12-23. 

DD-41.     Redrill,  ElDora  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 

1)D-16S.     Redrill,   General   Petroleum  Company  well   No.  3-A. 

Letter,  S(>ptember  4,  1915.     Shutoff.  Maricojja  Northern  well  No.  1. 

I^etter,  September  29,  1915.     Shutoff.  Mari(;oi)a  Northern  well  No.  1. 

Letter.  October  4,  1915.      Abandon.   Maricopa   Northern  well   No.  2. 

DD-40.     Redrill.   Midland  Oil   Fields  Company   well   No.   3. 

D-1S5.     Shutoff,  Midland  Oil  Fields  Company  well  No.  3. 


148  STATE   OITi   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Section  32,  12-2?> — C'outinuod. 

D-149.     ShutofF,  Midway  Northern  well  No.  2. 

DD-19S.     Redrill,  Obispo  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 

DD-38.     Redrill,   Spreckels  Oil   Company  well  No.  2. 
Section  25,  12-24. 

Letter,  September  23,  191.5.     Shutoff,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  14. 

DD-15S.     Abandon,  K.  T.  and  O.  Company  well  No.  14. 

DD-21G.     Abandon,   Union   Oil   Company   "Lakeview"   well    No.   12. 
Section  26,  12-24. 

DD-145.     Abandon,   Sunset  Monarch  Oil  Company  well   No.  F. 

Dl)-lo7.     Redrill,   Sunset  Monarch  Oil   Company  well   No.   (i. 

April  14,  191G.     Drill,  Sunset  Monarch  Oil  Company  well  No.  M. 
Section  35,  12-24. 

])])-1.54.     Cut  casing  from  well.     T'Uion  Oil  ("ompany  well  Nn.  (5.     (Sago  No.  G. 
(See  also  correspondence  re  this  work.) 
Section  3G,  12-24. 

DD-IG.     Abandon,  Ethel  D.  well  No.  1. 

D-75.     Shutoff,  Ethel  D.  well  No.  17. 

Letter,  October  8,  1915.     Deepening,  Ethel  D.  well  No.  19. 

DD-11.     Deepening,    Ethel    D.   well   No.   22. 

April  8,  191G.     Drill,  Ethel  D.  well  No.  30. 

D-173.     Shutoff,   Ethel   D.  well  No.  30. 

May  12.  191G.     Drill.  Ethel  D.  Oil  Company  well  No.  31. 

DD-102.     Deepen,  M.  J.  and  M.  and  M.  Cons,  well  No.  29. 

December  14,  1916.     Drill,  M.  J.  and  M.  and  M.  Cons,  well  No.  44. 

D-80.     Shutoff,  M.  J.  and  M.  M.  Cons,  well  No.  44. 

SUNSET  OIL   FIELD. 
Statement   of   Operations. 

Section  4,  11-23. 

On  Section  4,  11-23  on  the  Maricopa  flat,  the  Interstate  Oil  Com- 
pany, adjoining  the  famou.s  Lake  View  No.  2,  Oil  Company  on  the 
north,  completed  wells  No.  4  and  No.  6,  and  started  well  No.  8.  This 
lease  is  operated  under  the  same  management  as  the  Lake  View  No.  2 
Oil  Co.,  where  wells  No.  3,  No.  5  and  No.  7  have  been  drilled.  The 
work  of  cleaning  out  No.  1  well,  the  famous  gusher,  is  under  way.  It 
is  planned  to  fish  out  the  old  string  of  6|''  casing  to  a  point  below  the 
old  8|''  casing,  then  sidetrack  the  old  6^"  casing  by  carrying  a  new 
string  of  the  same  size,  and  after  .shooting  for  the  purpose  of  smashing 
the  old  casing,  to  cement  the  nevr  string  in  with  a  large  quantity  of 
cement.  On  previous  attempts  to  redrill  this  well  it  showed  a  great 
deal  of  life,  breaking  loose  with  a  large  flow  of  emulsion.  On  the 
present  occasion  the  well  Avas  thoroughlj-  mudded  to  start  with,  and 
thus  far,  has  maintained  perfect  quiet.  A  bailer  has  been  lowered  to 
the  original  bottom  of  3013  feet. 

At  the  P.  Welch  well  in  the  SE.  corner  of  the  NW.  i  of  NE.  ^  of 
Section  4,  11-23,  the  Pollock  Brothers  carried  the  hole  down  to  approxi- 
jnately  4200  feet,  and  then  plugged  the  hole  back  to  approximately 
3600  feet,  where  they  are  now  endeavoring  to  develop  an  oil  sand. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  149 

The  International  lease  of  the  Union  Oil  Company,  consisting  of 
the  SE.  I  of  the  NW.  |  of  Section  4,  has  been  the  center  of  continuous 
activity,  resulting  in  the  abandonment  of  well  No.  1  (old  Coronation 
well),  and  well  No.  2,  and  in  the  bringing  in  of  two  good  flowing  wells, 
No.  3  and  No.  4,  each  developing  an  initial  yield  of  over  3000  barrels 
per  day. 

In  the  outlying  sections  of  the  Sunset  Field  there  have  been  a  num- 
ber of  old  wild  cat  wells  abandoned  during  the  past  year,  including 
the  El  Camino  Oil  and  Development  Company  No.  1  well,  Section  10, 
11-23  (4800  feet  deep)  ;  the  Sunset  Security  Oil  Company  well.  Sec- 
tion 29,  11-23  (4110  feet  deep)  ;  and  the  Midas  Oil  Company  No.  1 
well,  Section  28,  12-23  (3855  feet  deep), 
ft  In  each  of  the  above  cases  the  work  of  abandoning  was  done  by 
wrecking  and  salvaging  companies  for  the  values  present  in  the  casing. 
Some  oil  shows  were  recorded  in  the  logs  of  these  widely  separated 
wells,  but  during  the  drilling  operations  they  were  not  considered  as 
worth  developing.  Nevertheless  in  abandoning  the  wells  care  was 
taken  to  protect  each  recorded  oil  showing  by  cement  plugs  above  and 
below. 

It  should  be  impressed  upon  the  operators  that  when  any  well  is 
a])andoned,  and  especially  a  deep  wild  cat  Avell,  situated  away  from 
jn'oven  areas,  this  department  desires  to  secure  the  old  log  books, 
casing  records  and  all  other  matters  of  record  for  the  purpose  of  filing 
where  such  records  will  be  preserved  and  available.  Often  all  such 
i(H'ords  are  turned  over  to  a  wrecking  firm  for  their  use  in  bidding  on 
the  Avork.  In  this  district  these  firms  have  been  uniformly  accommo- 
dating in  preserving  the  books  and  drawings  and  delivering  them  to 
tliis  office. 

Skction  1,  11-24. 

Early  in  Decem])er,  1915,  the  Standard  Oil  Company  actpiired  the 
old  Monto  Cristo  property  (NW.  ^  Section  1,  11-24)  and  immediately 
started  to  put  the  wells  in  shape  by  shutting  oft'  M'ater  and  deepening. 

In  May,  1916,  the  INIelita  Oil  Company  took  over  the  old  Fulton 
Road  Oil  Company  lioldings  in  the  SW.  j  of  Section  1,  11-24,  and 
redrilled  well  No.  15  (old  No.  38)  immediately. 

Skction  12,  11-24. 

The  Good  Koads  Oil  Company  di-illed  two  and  tiic  Petrolia  Oil  Com- 
pany drilled  three  shallow  wells  on  Section  12,  11-24  since  March, 
1916.  An  unexpected  gas  blowout  encountered  above  the  oil  sands  of 
the  Good  Roads  well  No.  3,  resulted  in  a  fire  that  destroyed  the  derrick. 


150  state  oil  and  uas  supervisor. 

Section  30,  12-23. 

A  serious  water  condition  exists  in  the  National  Pacific  No.  2  well 
on  the  south  line  of  Section  30,  12-23  and  in  the  offsetting  K.  T.  and  0. 
well  No.  35  on  Section  35,  12-23. 

In  early  drilling  the  water  strings  were  carried  too  deep  in  these  well^ 
passing  through  and  shutting  off  the  oil  sands,  later  termed  the  Wilheli 
sands.     When  the  matter  was  referred  to  the  General  Petroleum  Com-| 
pany,  November  17,  1916,  it  was  learned  that  recommendations  hadl 
alread}^  been  made  by  their  tield  staff  that  the  No.  2  National  Pacific" 
well  be  abandoned.    We  were  referred  to  the  federal  receiver  for  action 
in  the  matter,  as  lease  was  then  in  his  charge.    When  the  problem  was 
presented  to  the  receiver  and  his  local  manager,  we  were  informed 
that  they  had  other  work  on  which  to  use  the  money  derived  from  the 
National  Pacific  oil  sales.     The  K.  T.  and  0.  Company  were  willing 
and  anxious  to  cooperate  by  working  on  their  No.  35  well,  as  they 
desired  to  plug  the  bottom  portion  of  the  well  and  then  test  out  the 
sand  now  correlated  as  the  Wilhelm  sand,  in  order  to  protect  other 
wells  producing  from  that  sand. 

Section  32,  11-23. 

All  of  Section  32,  11-23  is  operated  under  the  supervision  of 
Receiver  H.  M.  Payne.  This  office  has  been  advised  by  the  state  super- 
visor to  cooperate  with  his  field  operators,  and  we  have  consistently 
endeavored  to  do  so.  But  lack  of  time  to  thoroughly  correlate  the 
formations  on  the  Maricopa  flat  has  made  it  impossible  to  keep  in  touch 
with  their  operations. 

The  aim  of  the  receiver  as  represented  to  this  department  has  been 
to  test  out  each  well,  locate  the  water  trouliles,  if  any,  and  redrill  offend- 
ing wells  to  correct  water  troubles. 

This  department  has  only  been  appraised  of  the  work  after  its 
completion,  so  is  not  in  a  position  to  report  on  details  of  such. 

Section  36,  12-24. 

In  drilling  Ethel  D.  well  No.  30  near  the  center  of  the  160-acre 
property  in  the  SW.  |  of  Section  36,  12-23,  a  very  heavy  gas  pocket 
was  encountered  at  about  600  feet,  which  partially  wrecked  the  rig. 
At  the  depth  of  1140  feet  a  flowing  oil  sand  was  developed  and  the 
well  has  been  producing  at  better  than  600  barrels  per  day. 


FIRST   ANNUAIi   REPORT. 
List  of  Oil  Weils  of  Record  in  Sunset  Field. 


151 


Tlie  following  list  of  oil  companies,  holdings  and  recorded  wells  in 
Sunset  Field,  shows  at  a  glance  the  extent  to  which  each  company  has 
cooperated  with  this  department  in  furnishing  the  desired  logs  and 
production  reports. 


Name  of  company  and  lease 


Sec.  i,  11-23— 
Kyle   &   Davies 

Hibernian 

Miocene  


Interstate    

Lake  View  No.  2 

Union  Oil  Company,  "International" 

Midway  Fields  Oil  Company 

Union  Oil  Company,  "Midway  Fields" 

Union  Oil  Company,   ".Tergins" 

United   Midway  Oil  Company 

Sec.  5,  11-23— 
Kern  Trading  and  Oil  Company 

Sec.  6,  11-23— 

General  Petroleum  Company,  "Essex" 

Bankline  Oil  Company 

Maricopa  National  Oil  Company 

Pacific    Petroleum    Company 

a.  P.   Company,   "American  Sunset" 

Pacific  Petroleum   Company,   "Virginia".- 

G.    P.    Company,    "Eclipse" 

r.en.  Petroleum  Company 

I.e  Blanc  Oil  Company 

Canadian   Sunset   Oil  Company  or  Lady 
Washington  Oil  Company 

Sec.  7,   11-23— 

Guarantee   Oil    Company 

Canadian  Sunset  Oil  Company 

F.  G.  Munzer  et  al 

Occidental  Oil  Company 

•Tohnson  Oil  Company 

Sec.  8,  11-23— 

Midland   Southern    Oil    Company 

Bronco  Oil  Company 

Maricopa  Producers  Oil  Company 

Sunset  Extension  Oil  Company 

Sec.  10,  11-23— 

1  Canu'no  Oil  Company 

•  neral  Petroleum  Company,  "Sunset"-.. 
Harbour   &   Ripley  Oil  Company 

Sec.   12,   11-23— 
Esperanza   Consolidated  Oil   Company 

Sec.  14,  11-23— 
Midland  Oil  Fields  Company,  Ltd.  (A.  O. 
F.  Ltd.)   

Sec.  1.5,   11-23— 
Midland  O.  F.  Co.,  Ltd.  (A.  O.  P.) - 

See.  17,  11  23— 

Western  Minerals  Company  (N.  J) 

Western  Minerals  Company   (S.  J) 

Hazelton  Crude  Oil  Company 

Sec.  18,  11-23— 

Johnson    Oil    Company 

Topaz  Oil  Company 

Union  Oil   Company 

Sec.  19,  11-23— 
Union  Oil   Company 


Number 
of  wells 
shown 
on  miiDS 


Number     Produrtion 
of  logs         reports 
received      received 


4 
4 

5  1 
2    - 

2  :- 
1 

1| 


3  P 

4  P 
3  P 


8 


Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
P.  Welch  abandoned; 

No.  3  redrilling. 
One  drilling. 

1  drilling;  1  aband. 

1  abandoned;  1  susp. 


10  10         P 

4  4   One  suspended. 

6  One  abandoned. 

2   One  drilling. 

2  2    One  abandoned. 

2  j One  drilling. 

1  !                1  j         P 
1  i  1    


1  |. 


Abandoned. 


Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 


One  suspended. 

.    Water  well. 

.    1  abandoned;  1  drill's. 

.1  Abandoned. 
!  Abandoned. 
.;  Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 


Abandoned. 


1  Drilling. 

One  abandoned. 

I 
Abandoned. 

17   I All  abandoned. 

4   1 Abandoned. 


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Name  of  company  and  lease 


Number 
of  wells 
shown 
on  maps 


Sec.  20,  11-2.'<— 

Union  Oil  Company,  "Navajo" 

Union  Oil  Co.  vs.  Maricopa  Visalia 

See.   21,  11-23— 
Western  Minerals  Company  

Sec.  22,  11-23— 
Western   Minerals   Company   

Sec.  23.  11-23— 
Western    Minerals    Company 

Sec.  24,  11-23— 
Nevada  Pacific  Oil  Company 

Sec.   25,   11-23— 
Western   Minerals   Company   

Sec.  26,  11-23— 
Western   Minerals   Company  

Sec.   27,   11-23— 
Western   Minerals   Company   

Sec.    28,    11-23— 
Western   Minerals   Company   

Sec.  29,  11-23— 

Snnset  Security  Company  

Buick  Oil  Company  

Sec.  30,  11-23— 
Buick  Oil  Company 

Sec.  34,  11-23— 

Thirty  Four  Oil  Company 

Sunset  Security  Oil  Company 

See.  35,  11-23— 

G.  P.  Company,  "El  Centre" 

Western  Minerals  Company 

Sec.   1,  11-24— 

K.  T.   &   O.  Company 

Standard  Oil  Company,  "Maricopa" 

Northern  Oil  Company  

Vancouver  Midway   Oil   Company 

Melita  Oil  Coiiipany  (Fulton  Road  Oil  Co.) 
Muscatine  Oil  Company 

Canadian  Sunset  Oil  Company 

Mohawk  Oil  Company 

Sec.  2,  n-24— 

Ruby  Oil  Company  

McCray  Bros.  Oil  Company 

Sunset  Monarch   Oil  Company 

United  Crude  Oil  Company 

Case  Mineral  and   Petroleum  Company... 

McCutcheou    Bros.    Oil    Company 

Sunset  Monarch   Oil  Company 

Kl   Rey   Oil   Company 

Occidental  Oil  Company  

Sunset  Monarch  Oil  Company 

Ida  May  Oil   Company 

Union  Oil  Company 

Midway  View  Oil  Company 

Adeline  Read  Oil  Co.  Consol.  (S.  I) 

Adeline  Read  Oil  Co.  Consol.  (N.  J) 

Sec.  3,  11-23— 

Adeline  Road  Oil  Co.  Consol.  (S.  I) 

Adeline  Road  Oil  Co.  Consol.  (N.  J) 

Union  Oil  Company  

Rio  Oil  Company  

Sec.  11,  11-24— 
Union  Oil  Company  

Sec.  12,  11-24— 

Union   Oil   Company  

Topaz  Oil  Company  

New  Centre  Oil  Company 


Number 
of  logs 
received 


Production 
reports 
received 


All  abandoned. 

2  abandoned;  1  drill') 

Two  abandoned. 

One  abandoned. 

2driUing;  2  susp'd. 


Abandoned. 


Suspended. 
Suspended. 

Suspended. 

Drilling. 
Drilling. 


One  drilling. 

1  water  well,  1   aban- 
doned, 1  location. 
2  abantioncd; 
1  water  well. 


Abandoned. 
One  abandoned. 


Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
1  abandoned;  1  water 

well. 
3  abandoned;  1  drill's. 

All  abandoned. 
Two  abandoned. 

Four  abandoned. 


Four  abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 


153 


Name  of  company  and  lease 


Number 
of  wells 
shown 
on  maps 


25 


Sen.  12.  11-24— Continued. 

\VaItor  Snook  Oil  Company 

I'l'trolia   Oil   Company   

Nortliern  Oil  Company  

liolden  West  Oil  Company 3 

Consolidated  Midway  Chief  Oil  Company  4 

Sec.  12,  11-24— 
Good  Roads  Oil  Company 

Sec.  13,  11-24— 

Union  Oil   Company 

Union  Oil  Company,  K.  \  of  XE.  \ 6 

Union   Oil   Company,   "Monarch" 6 

Union  Oil   Company,   "St.   Paul" 1 

Sec.  14,  11-24— 
White  Etal  Oil   Company 1 

Sec.  1.-),  11-24— 
Mirson  Oil  Company  1 

Sec.  28,  12-23— 
Midas  Oil  Company  1 

Sec.  30,  12-23— 

Gen.  Pet.,  "National  Pacific,"  XE 5 

Gen.  Pet.,  "National  Pacific,"  SW' 5 

Sec.  31,  12-23— 
K.  T.   &  O.  Company 

Sec.  32,  12-23— 

Maricopa   Northern   Oil   Company 

National  Pacific  Oil  Company 

Midway  Northern   Oil   Company 

Maricopa   Consolidated   Oil   Company... 

Midland  Oil  Fields  (A.  O.  F.,  Ltd.) 6 

Maricopa  Oil  Fidds  (A.  O.  F.,  Ltd.) 1 

<"nlifomia  Amalgamated  Oil  Company ]  1 

f  1    Dora   Oil   Company !  3 

•■neral  Petroleum   Oil   Company 6 

^ureckels  Oil  Company  7 

-Maricopa  Star  Oil  Company 8 

I'acific  Midway  Oil  Company 7 

(Jl)ispo  f)il   Company  3 

National    Pacific   Oil    Company l  2 

Miocene  Oil  Company 3 

Sec.  32,  12-23—  ' 

Trojan   Oil   Company   1 

See.  34,  12-23— 
Case  Mineral  and   Petroleum   Company...  1 

Comstock   Cnide  Oil  Company 1 

Sec.  25,  12-24— 

K.  T.   &   O.   Company 10 

Union  Oil  Company,   "Lake  View" 6 

Sec.  26,  12-24— 
Sunset   Monarch    Oil   Company |  15 

Sec.  27,  12-24— 
Union  Oil  Company 1 

Sec.  28,  12-24— 

Union  Oil  Company 2 

.  Sec.  29,  12-24- 

Union  Oil  Company 2 

Sec.  32,  12-23— 

Gillette  &  McBride  Oil  Company 1 

Los  Angeles  Midway  Oil  Company 1 

8  c.  33,  12-21— 
Union  Oil  Company  4 

Sec.  34,   12-24- 
Tannehill    Oil    Company    12 

i-      Beaver  Oil  Company 3 

Union  Oil  Company  4 

Boston  Pacific  Oil  Company 6 


Number 
of  logs 
received 


I'roductlon 
reports 
received 


One  water  well. 
One  abandoned. 


1  abandoned;  1  water 
well. 

16  wells  abandoned. 
One  abandoned. 
Five  abandoned. 
Abandoned.. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

2  abandoned;  1  drill'g. 
1  drilling;  1  water  well. 

Two  abandoned. 

One  abandoned. 

Two  abandoned. 


1    One  abandoned. 


6 

P 
P 



P 
P 

1 

P 

P 

P 

P 

10 

P 
P 

1 

1        P 

1 

1  water  well;  1  aband. 
Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
One  water  well. 


Two  abandoned. 

1  abandoned;  1  drill'g. 


One  drilling. 
One  abandoned. 


Two  aliandoned. 

Four  a])andoned. 
Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
.-!  Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 

Two  abandoned. 

Shut    down    April    16, 

1916. 
Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 


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Name  of  company  and  lease 

Number 
of  wells 
shown 
on  maps 

Number 
of  logs 
received 

Production 
reports 
received 

Remarks 

See.  35,  12-24— 

13 
22 
2 

Three  abandoned. 

Union  Oil  Company,  "Sage" 

11  abandoned;  2  drill 

Union  Oil  Company,  .J.  B.   &  B 

16 

4 
3 

4 

Two  abandoned. 

See.  36,  12-24— 
Maricopa   Thirty-six   Oil   Company 

M.  &  T.  Oil  Company 

M.  J.    &  M.   Consolidated  Oil  Company, 
"M.    J."       .        ------ 

4 

P 

P 

P 
P 
P 

M.  J.  &  M.  Consolidated  Oil  Company, 
NE.              

9                 9 

8  1               8 
16                16 
22                 29 

One  abandoned. 

Sec.   36,   12-23— 

M.  J.  &  M.  Consolidated,  "M.  &  M." 

M.  J.  &  M.  Consolidated,  SW.           -.    .  - 

One  abandoned. 
One  abandoned. 

Ethel  D.   Oil  Company --    — 

KERN   RIVER  OIL  FIELDS. 

The  service  rendered  by  this  department  to  the  operators  of  the 
Kern  River  Oil  Fields  from  September,  1915,  to  July  1,  1916,  leaves 
much  to  be  desired,  as  this  field  offers  several  very  interesting  prob- 
lems and  a  splendid  opportunity  for  a  demonstration  of  the  working 
possibilities  of  the  department. 

In  beginning  our  work  it  was  immediately  evident  that  in  order  to 
properly  handle  the  mere  routine  work  of  the  Kern  River  Field  it  would 
be  necessary  to  have  an  assistant  stationed  at  Bakersfield,  and  the 
state  oil  and  gas  supervisor  endeavored  to  locate  an  a.ssistant  on  that 
work  in  December.  1915,  but  lack  of  funds  made  it  impossible. 

Accordingly  it  has  been  necessary  for  the  Taft  office  to  limit  its  work 
in  this  field  almost  entirely  to  formal  testing  of  Avater  shutoffs  and 
the  more  important  problems  have  been  neglected  for  lack  of  time.  In 
this  work  we  were  very  greatly  assisted  by  Mr.  C.  E.  Ballagh,  who 
accepted  an  appointment  as  special  deputy  supervisor,  and  gratuitously 
gave  the  department  of  his  time  when  he  could  spare  it  from  his  regular 
duties,  to  make  shutoff  tests  on  numerous  wells  in  the  Kern  River  Field 
on  occasions  Avhen  the  deputy  was  unable  to  make  the  trip  from  Taft. 
Mr.  Ballagh  is  superintendent  of  the  Amaurot  Oil  Company,  Apollo  Oil 
Company  and  the  Four  Oil  Company,  all  in  this  field. 

Seventy-eight  new  wells  Avere  drilled  during  this  period  and  60  of 
these  were  put  down  on  the  properties  of  the  Associated  Oil  Company, 
the  largest  operator  in  this  field.  There  were  69  wells  redrilled  or 
deepened  and  eight  wells  abandoned  in  this  field. 

Water  situation. 

To  report  on  the  water  situation  in  the  Kern  River  Oil  Field  at  this 
time  would  not  be  fair  either  to  the  operators  or  to  this  department,  as 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  155 

our  findings  to  date  have  not  been  tabulated  or  studied  except  as  indi- 
vidual problems  including  one  well  or  possibly  a  group  of  nearby  wells. 

Enough  study  has  been  given  the  problem  to  state  that  the  most 
important  work  of  this  department  will  be  to  impress  upon  many  of 
the  operators  the  importance  of  cooperation  in  their  work  of  correcting 
the  unfortunate  water  conditions  in  certain  parts  of  that  field,  as  well 
as  preventing  the  spread  of  the  water-soaked  area.  The  present  condi- 
tion of  many  of  the  worst-flooded  sections  can  be  directly  attributed  to 
the  lack  of  cooperation  on  the  part  of  the  early  operators. 

A  superintendent  on  one  of  the  many  small  leases  may  closely  study 
the  behavior  of  his  wells  and  immediately  exclude  intrusive  water  in 
a  manner  tliat  may  seem  satisfactory  in  every  way  to  his  wells,  while  it 
may  in  turn  be  the  means  of  flooding  a  neighbor's  well.  Thus,  in  time 
the  damage  may  return  to  the  Avells  in  his  care  througli  some  other 
sands  which  have  been  penetrated  by  the  wells  of  both  properties. 

With  the  wells  drilled  so  close  together,  and  some  of  the  operators 
differing  as  to  the  proper  depth  on  the  formation  to  land  the  water 
strings,  a  very  serious  condition  was  certain  to  result.  Again  some  of 
the  water  strings  were  landed  in  oil  or  tar  sands  and  no  test  was  made 
of  the  impossil)le  shutoff.  Then  some  of  the  wells  were  carried  deep, 
into  bottom  water,  and  not  properly  slmt  off.  BecaiTse  of  the  resultant 
expense,  some  of  these  wells  were  then  abandoned  without  plugging 
between  each  sandy  formation. 

This  is  a  severe  description  of  existing  conditions  in  portions  of  the 
field  and  is  not  to  be  taken  in  any  way  as  a  standard  of  operations 
today  in  the  Kern  River  Field,  for  such  a  reflection  upon  the  present 
operators  would  be  most  unjust.  But  it  is  true  in  the  extremes  met 
with  in  the  field,  and  in  some  cases  represents  a  status  that  has  existed 
for  several  years  without  systematic  remedial  work  being  attempted. 
To  prescribe  corrective  measures  would  be  an  impossible  undertaking 
without  first  being  supplied  with  the  existing  records  of  all  of  the 
companies,  the  active  assistance  of  each  company,  and  the  necessary 
staff  in  the  department  to  work  up  the  information  when  received. 
Granted  such  conditions,  much  can  be  accomplished  and  much  benefit 
can  be  expected  from  the  work. 

This  office  plans  to  get  many  of  the  uece.s.sary  drawings  completed  in 
the  near  future,  so  that  it  will  be  possible  to  review  the  problems 
in  detail  with  the  field  superintendents  or  their  engineers,  preparatory 
1o  making  any  recommendations  as  to  the  possible  remedial  measures. 


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STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


Decisions. 

Following  is  a  list  of  the  wells  passed  on  by  this  department  betweei 
September,  1915,  and  July  1,  1916.  (The  figures  DD-79  etc.,  refer  t<i 
the  report  number.) 

Section  5,  28-27. 

DD-TO.     Redrill  to  shut  off  water,   Staiulanl  well  No.   1. 
D-90.     Shutoff,   Standard  well   No.  1. 
Section  15,  28-27. 

DD-SO.     Redrill,  Standard  well  No.  1. 
Section  27,  28-27. 

Letter,  September  10,  191.").     Shutoff,  Standard  well  No.  1. 
Letter,  October  12,  191.5.     Test,  Standard  Mell  No.  1. 
D-3.     Shutoff,  Standard  well  No.  1. 

Letter,  September  6,  1915.     Shutoff,  Standard  well  No.  2. 
Section  27,  28-27. 

Letter,  October  19th  and  27th,  re  Standard  well  No.  1. 
Section  36,  28-27. 

DD-60.     Redrill,  oil  string,  Tejon  Oil  Company  well  No.  11. 
DD-167.     Abandon,  Traffic  Oil  Company  well  No.  10. 
Section  19,  28-28. 

DD-183.     Deepen  and  redrill.  Traders  Oil  Company  well  No.  53. 

DD-165.     Abandon,  Traders  Oil   Company  well  54. 

Form  No.  113.     June  19,  191G.     Redrill  and  deepen,  Traders  well  No.  54.     Delayed 

until  log  received. 
DD-200.     Redrill  and  deepen.  Traders  well  No.  54. 
D-116.  ■  Shutoff,  Traders  Oil  Company  well  No.  65. 
Section  20,  28-28. 

DD^2.     Redrill,  Yellowstone  Oil  Company  well  No.  5. 
DD-82.     Redrill,  Yellowstone  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 
Section  28,  28-28. 

May  30,  1916.     Drill,  Bankers  Oil  Company  well  No.  34. 
Section  29,  28-28. 

D-64.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  M.  and  S.  No.  10. 
DI)-192.     Abandon,  Associated  well  No.  10  M.  and  S. 

Shutoff'  bottom  water,  Virginia  Oil  Company  well  No.  6. 
Redrill,  Virginia  Oil  Company  well  No.  18. 
Redrill,  Virginia  Oil  Company  well   No.  29. 
28-28. 

Redrill,  Associated  Oil  Company  well  No.  5. 
113.     June  30,  1916.     Drill  Associated  well  G.  and  W.  10-A. 
June  30,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  well  G.  and  W.  11-A. 
June  15,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  12-A. 
June  15,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  well  G.  and  W.  No.  14-A. 
June  17,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  15-A. 
June  17,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  G.  and  W.  well  No.  16-A. 
June  30,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  well  G.  and  W.  well  No.  17-A. 
June  15,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  20-A. 
Form  No.  113.     June  17,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  21-A. 
Letter,  September  25,  1915.     Drilling,  Associated,  G.  and  W.  well  No.  24-A. 
D-11.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  G.  and  W.  well  No.  24-A. 
DD-45.     Redrill  and  deepen.  Associated  "Hawkeye''  wells,  1,  2,  3  and  4. 
D-233.     Shutoff,  Bald  Eagle  Oil  Company  well  No.  1-A. 
DD-104.     Redrill  and  deepen,  Bald  Eagle  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 
DD-128.     Redrill,  Bald  Eagle  Oil  Company  well  No.  9. 


DD-18.5. 
DI)-1.53. 
I)I>-]52. 
Section  30, 
DD-14S. 
Form  No. 
Form  No. 
Form  No.  113. 
Form  No.  113. 
Form  No. 
Form  No. 
Form  No. 
Form  No, 


113. 


113. 
113. 
113. 
113. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  157 

Section  30,  28-28 — Continued. 

DD-105.     Redrill  and  deepen,  Bald  Eagle  Oil  Company  well  No.  13. 

DD-174.     Abandon,  Bald  Eagle  Oil  Company  well  No.  13. 

Form  No.  113.     June  30,  1910.     Drill,  Bald  Eagle  Oil  Company  well  No.  13-A. 

1>D-103.     Redrill  and  deepen,  Bald  Eagle  Oil  Company  well  No.  17. 

1  tD-2y.     Deepen  and  redrill,  Euclid  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 

Form  No.  113.     May  8,  1910.     Drill,  Euclid  Oil  Company  well  No.  8. 

I)D-191.     Redrill  and  deepen,  Nevada  County  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 

1)D-201.     Redrill  and  deepen,  Nevada  County  Oil  Company  well  No.  4. 

1)D-117.     Deepen,  Nevada  County  Oil  Company  well  No.  10. 

1)1)-12.">.     Deei>en,  Nevada  County  Oil  Company  well  No.  19. 

DD  120.     Deepen,  Nevada  County  Oil  Company  well  No.  20. 

Dl)-141.     Abandon,  I'acilic  Crude  Oil  t'ompany  well  No.  3. 

I'orm  No.  113.     May  S,  1910.     Drill,  Traffic  Oil  Company  well  No.  7. 

1>1)-104.     Abandon,  Traffic  Oil  Company  well  No.  33. 

1 10-71.     Redrill  and  deepen,  Traffic  Oil  Company  well  No.  39. 

DD-118.     Redrill  and  deepen,  Traffic  Oil  Company  well  No.  40. 

Section  31,  28-28. 

Form  No.  113.     February  IS,  1910.     Drill,  Associated,  Bear  Flag  No.  4. 

1)-124.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  4,  Bear  Flag. 

Form  No.  113.     February  19,  1910.     Drill,  Associated,  Clarence  No.  0. 

D-109.     Shutoff,  Associated,   Clarence  well   No.  0. 

Form  No.  113.     February  22,  1910.     Drill,  Associated,  Clarence  No.  7. 

1)-110.     Shutoff,  Associated,  Clarence  well  No.  7. 

1)D-143.     Redrill,  Associated  well  G.  and  W.  No.  4. 

DD-3.5.     Redrill,  Associated  well  G.  and  W.  No.  0. 

l)-52.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  G.  and  W.  No.  0. 

1)-2S.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  G.  and  W.  No.  9. 

DD-30.     Redrill,  Associated  well  G.  and  W.  well  No.  12. 

D-107.     Shutoff,  Associated  G.  and  W.  well  No.  12. 

Form  No.  113.     February  10,  1910.     Drill,  G.  and  W.  No.  lo.     Associated. 

1)-10S.     Shutoff.  Associated.  G.  and  W.   well  No.  15. 

Letter,  September  25,  1915.     Drilling,  Associated  H.  and  F.  well  No.  4. 

Form  No.  113.     September  26,  1915.    Drill  (prospect  hole),  Associated  II.  and  F. 

No.  4. 
I)-45.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  H.  and  F.  No.  4. 
Form    No.    113.      February   2,   1916.      Test   shutoff   with   10"   casing,   Associated 

H.  and  F.  No.  4. 
D-08.     Shutoff,  Associated  H.  and  F.  well  No.  4. 
D-221.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  II.  and  F.  No.  4. 

Form  No.  113.     June  15,  1910.     Drill.  Associated  H.  and  F.  well  No.  5. 
Form  No.  113.     June  15,  1910.     Drill,  Associated  H.  and  F.  well  No.  0. 
February  25,  1910.     Drill,  Associated,  Queen  Esther,  well  No.  4. 
D-121.     Shutoff,   Associated,   Queen   Esther,   well   No.  4. 
Letters,  re  Associated.  Stirling,  well  No.  19. 
r>etter,  October  11,  1915.     Redrill,  Associated  well  No.  19. 
Letter,  October  19,  1915.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  21  Stirling. 
DD-G4.     Redrill,  Associated,  Stirling,  well  No.  22. 
Letter,  February  20,  1910.     Redrill,  Associated  Stirling  well  No.  2(5. 
DD-KK     Redrill.  Associated  S.vcaniore  well.  No.  2. 

Form  No.  113.     January  20,  1910.     Drill,  Associated  Sycamore  well  No.  9. 
D-S7.     Shutoff,  Associated   Sycamore  well   No.  9. 

Form  No.  113.     February  9,  1910.     Drill,  Associated  Sycamore  well  No.  10. 
I)-90.     Shutoff.     Associated  Syeamore  well  No.  10. 

Form  No.  113.     February  S.  1910.     Drill.  Associated  Sycamore  well   No.   11. 
D-97.     Shutoff,  Associated  Sycamore  well  No.  11. 
Form  No.  113.     January  20,  1910.     Drill,  Associated  Sycamore  well  No.  12. 


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SiX'TioN  ni,  28-2?^^— Contimiofl. 

D-SS.     Shutoff,  Associated   Sycamore  well   No.   12. 


Drill,  Associated  Sycamore  well  No.  13. 

Drill,  Associated  Sycamore  well  No.  14. 

Drill,  Associated  Sycamore  well  No.  15. 
Drill,  Associated  Sycamore  well  No.  IG. 
Drill,  Associated  Sycamore  well  No.  17. 
Drill,  Associated  Sycamore  well  No.  IS. 


Form  No.  113.     June  10,  1910. 

Form  No.  113.     June  10,  1916. 

Form  No.  113.     June  10,  1916. 

Form  No.  113.     June  10,  1916. 

Form  No.  113.     June  15,  1916. 

Form  No.  113.     June  15,  1916. 

D-99.     Shutoff,  Calex  Oil  Company  well  No.  4. 

DD-151.     Redrill,  Calloma  Oil  Company  well  No.  7. 

DD-121.     Shut  water  off.  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  22. 

Form  No.  113.     April  22,  1916.     Make  pumping  test,  Peerless  well  No.  22. 

DD-50.     Shutoff  bottom  water,  Peei'less  Oil  Company  well  No.  37. 

DD-209.     Redrill,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  36. 

D-180.     Shutoff,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  37. 

DD-21.     Plug  off  bottom  water,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  39. 

Letter,  October  26.  1915.      Fvedrill,  Peerless  well  No.  40. 

DD-66.     Redrill,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  42. 

Form  No.   113.     February  22,  1916.     Test  water  shutoff.  Peerless  Oil  Compai 

well  No.  42. 
D-181.     Test  by  pumping,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  42. 
DD-S8.     Redrill,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  43. 
DD-100.     Test  by  pumping,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  43. 
D-1S2.     Shutoff,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  43. 
DD-33.     Redrill  to  shutoff  water.  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  49. 
DD-62.     Redrill,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  53. 
D-183.     Shutoff,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  53. 
DD-122.     Redrill,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  67. 

Form  No.  113.     April  22,  1916.     Make  pumping  test.  Peerless  well  No.  67. 
D-184.     Shutoff,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  67. 

Form  No.  113.     Februai-y  28,  1916.     Drill,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  68. 
D-120.     Shutoff,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  08. 
D-170.     Shutoff,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  68. 
April  26,  1916.     Drill,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  69. 
D-171.     Shutoff,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  09. 
May  23,  1916.     Drill,  Peeriess  Oil  Company  well  No.  70. 
D-256.     Shutoff,  Peerless  Oil  Company  well  No.  70. 
DD-90.     Redrill  oil  string  only,  Sovereign  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 
DD-34.     Redrill   Sovereign  Oil  Company  well  No.  8. 
DD-133.     Redrill.  Yesta  Oil  Company  well  No.  15. 
Section  32,  28-28. 

DD-149.     Redrill,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  27. 

D-9.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  34. 

Form  No.  113.     March  31,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  35. 

D-150.     Shutoff,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  35. 

Form  No.  113.     March  31,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  30. 

D-152.     Shutoff,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  30. 

Form  No.  113.     April  10,  1910.     Drill,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  37. 

Form  No.  113.     April  12,  1910.     Test  water  shutoff.  Associated  Kern  well  No.  3] 

D-142.     Shutoff,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  37. 

Form  No.  113.     April  14,  1910.     Drill,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  38. 

D-159.     Shutoff,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  38. 

Form  No.  113.     March  31,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  39. 

D-153.     Shutoff,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  39. 

Form  No.  113.     March  30,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  40. 

D-155.     Shutoff,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  40. 

Form  No.  113.     March  21,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  41. 


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Section  .T2,  2S""-*8 — Contiiuio<l. 

Form  No.  113.     April  12,  1910.    Test  water  shutoff,  A.ssociateil  Kern  well  No.  41. 

D-120.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  41. 

Form  No.  ll.").     April  4,  1010.     Drill,  Associated  Keru  well  No.  42. 

D-154.     Shutoff,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  42. 

Form  No.  113.     April  11.  1910.     Drilling,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  43. 

D-100.     Shutoff,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  43. 

Form  No.  113.     March  21,  1910.     Drill,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  44. 

I)-151.     Shutoff,  Associated  Kern  well  No.  44. 

I'orm  No.  113.     March  10,  191G.     Drill,  Associated  Omar  No'  10. 

I'orni  No.  113.     April  12,  1910.     Test  water  shutoff,  Associated  Omar  No.  10. 

1»-12.").     Shutoff,  Associated  Omar  well  No.  10. 

1)D-100.     Rodrill,   Illinois  Crude  Oil  Company  well   No.  2. 

Skction  33,  2S-2S. 

DD-12.     Redrill  oil  string.  Kern  River  Oil  Fields  well  No.  r.-2. 

Section  2,  29-28. 

May  4,  1910.     Drill,  No.  lo.  Petroleum  Development  Company. 

Section  3,  29-28. 

Form  No.  113.     March  31,  1910.     Drill,  J.  E.  Gray  Estate  well  No.  23. 
I)-137.     Shutoff,  J.  E.  Gray  Estate  well  No.  23. 
May  0,  1910.     Drill,  J.  E.  Gray  Estate  well  No.  24. 
D-178.     Shutoff,  J.  E.  Gray  Estate  well  No.  24. 
June  11,  1910.     Drill.  .T.  E.  Gray  Estate  well  No.  2-5. 

Section  4,  29-28. 

l)D-50.     Abandon,   Associated   Aztec  well   No.   9. 

December  13,  191.5.     Drill,  Associated  Blinn  well  No.  3. 

l)-74.     Shutoff,  Associated  Blinn  well  No.  3. 

December  5,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  Blinn  well  No.  4. 

D-02.     Shutoff,  Associated  Blinn  well  No.  4. 

Form  No.  113.     November  24,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  Gold  Standard  No.  3. 

D-G3.     Shutoff,  Associated  Gold  Standard  well  No.  3. 

Form  No.  113.     December  4,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  Gold  Standard  well  No.  4. 

D-40.     Shutoff,  Associated  Gold  Standard  well  No.  4. 

Form  No.  113.     December  5,  1915.     Drill.  Associated  Gold  Standard  well  No.  5. 

D-57.     Shutoff,  Associated  (Jold  Standard  well  No.  5. 

Form  No.  11.3.     December  5,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  Gold  Standard  well  No.  0. 

D-40.     Shutoff,  Associated  Gold  Standard  well  No.  6. 

Form  No.  113.     November  22,  191.5.     Drill,  Associated  Kern  River  Mutual  well 

No.  4. 
I)-34.     Shutoff,  AssofMated  Kern  River  Mutual  well  No.  4. 
Form  No.  113.     November  22.  1915.     Drill.  Associated  Wilson  well  No.  0. 
D-32.     Shutoff,  Associated  Wilson  well  No.  0. 
.January  11,  1915.     Drill.  Clampitt  Oil  Company  well  No.  15. 
I)-73.     Shutoff.  Clampitt  Oil  Company  well  No.  1.5. 

Form  No.  113.     February,  1910.     Drill,  Clampitt  Oil  Company  well  No.  10. 
D-9S.     Shutoff".  Clampitt  Oil  Company  well  No.  10. 
DD-51.     Redrill,  Kern  Four  Oil  Company  well  No.  10. 

Section  5,  29-28. 

D-33.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  SJ-3S. 

I)-2G.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  SJ-39. 

Form  No.  113.     May  22,  1910.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  SJ-40. 

Form  No.  113.     May  18,  191(5.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  SJ-41-N. 

Form  No.  113.     May  18,  1910.     Drill,  Associated  well  No.  SJ-42. 

Form  No.  113.     May  6,  1910.     Drill,  A.ssociated  well  SJ-43. 

D-240.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  SJ-43. 

Form  No.  113.     May  6,  1010.     Drill,  Associated  well  SJ-44-N. 


160  STATE   OIL   AND   (JAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Skctiox    r>.    29-28 — Coutimied. 

D-220.   ShutoflF,  Associated  well  No.  SJ-44. 

Form  No.  113.     May  5,  191G.     Drill,  Associated  well  SJ-i.". 

D-219.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.   SJ-^.5. 

Form  No.  113.     May  5,  191G.     Drill,  Associated  well  SJ^G. 

D-21S.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  SJ-46. 

Form  No.  113.     May  1,  191G.     Drill,  Associated  well  SJ-17-N. 

D-217.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  SJ-47. 

Form  Xo.  113.     May  1,  191G.     Drill,  Associated  S.J-4.S-N. 

D-230.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  SJ-48. 

Form  No.  113.     April  27,  191G.     Associated  well   S.r-49. 

D-204.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  SJ^9. 

Form  No.  113.     April  2G,  191G.     Drill,  Associate.!  well  S.T  HO. 

D-199.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  SJ-.50. 

Form  No.  113.     April  2G,  191G.     Drill,  Associated  well  SJ-.51-N. 

D-200.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  SJ-51. 

Form  No.  113.     April  22,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  well  SJ-52. 

D-179.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  SJ-52. 

Form  No.  113.     April  2.5,  191G.     Drill.  Associated  well  SJ-.i)3. 

D-192.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  SJ-53. 

Form  No.  113.     April  25,  191G.     Drill,  Associated  well  SJ-54. 

D-193.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  SJ-54. 

Form  No.  113.     February  22,  1916.     Test  water  shutoff,  Amaurot  Oil  Company 
well  No.  2. 

D-15S.     Shutoff,  Del  Rey  Oil  Compauy  well  No.  1. 

DD-163.     Redrill,  Standard  well  No.  13,  Monte  Cristo. 

DD-95.     Redrill.  Standard  well  No.  14. 

DD-120.     Redrill,  Standard  well  No.  2G. 

DD-119.     Redrill  Standard  well  No.  33. 

DD-101.     Redrill,   Standard  well   No.  41. 

D-128.     Shutoff,  Standard  well  No.  41. 

DD-93.     Redrill,  Standard  well  No.  53,  Monte  Cristo. 

DD-94.     Redrill,  Standard  well  No.  55,  Monte  Cristo. 

DD-22.     Redrill,  Standard  well  No.  67,  Monte  Cristo. 
Section  6,  29-28. 

DD-179.  Redrill,  Enos  Oil  Company  well  No.  14. 

Section  8,  29-28. 

DD-59.     Redrill,  Harris  and  Stevens  Corp.,  Ltd,  well  No.  6. 

D-194.     Shutoff,  C.  C.  Harris  Company  well  No.  6. 

DD-129.     Redrill,  Harris  and  Stevens  well  No.  7. 

DD-142.     Redrill,  Homer  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 

Form  No.  113.     June  16,  1916.     Drill.  Prairie  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 

DD-85.     Redrill.  Thomas  Montgomery  well  No.  3.     (Cleveland  Oil  Company.) 

Section  9,  29-28. 

DD-86.     Redrill  oil  string.  Junction  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 

DD-24.     Redrill,  Junction  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 

D-222.     Shutoff,  Junction  Oil  Compauy  well  No.  5. 

June  6,  1916.     Drill,  Petroleum  Development  Company  well  No.  5. 

DD-127.     Redrill,  Section  Five  Oil  Company  well  No.  4. 


I 


Notes   Reviewing  the  Above   Listed   Operations. 

Sections  5,  15,  27,  T.  28  S.,  R.  27  E. 

The  Standard  Oil  Company,  in  drilling  a  number  of  deep  wild  cat 
wells  on  Sections  5,  15,  21,  27  and  35,  T.  28  S.,  R.  27  E.,  have  had 
considerable  difficulty  in  shutting  off  the  top  waters  because  of  the  lack 


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of  a  suitable  formation  in  which  to  cement  the  casing.  It  was  necessary 
to  make  several  attempts  at  cementing;  before  satisfactory  jobs  were 
secured  on  three  of  the  wells.  After  several  years  of  discouraging 
work,  it  now  appears  as  if  they  would  begin  to  win  a  production  from 
these  wells. 

Section  30,  28-28. 

The  Associated  Oil  Company  drilled  ten  new  wells  on  the  Green  and 
Whittier  lease  and  deei)ened  four  wells  on  the  Ilawkeye  lea.se  as  a 
jiart  of  the  extensive  drilling  campaign  being  carried  on  by  that 
company. 

The  Bald  Eagle  Oil  Company  redrilled  four  and  drilled  two  new 
wells,  while  the  Nevada  County  Oil  Company  deepened  five  wells. 

Section  31,  28-28. 

A  review  of  the  work  accomplished  on  Section  31,  28-28  shows  that 
21  new  wells  were  drilled  and  20  old  wells  were  deepened  or  redrilled 
(luring  the  past  year. 

Statement    of    Operations. 

The  Associated  Oil  (^ompany  drilled  18  and  the  Peerless  Oil  Company 
three  of  the  new  wells.  Eight  of  the  redrilling  jobs  wei'e  on  Associated 
leases  and  ten  were  on  the  Peerless  proi>erty.  On  the  latter  lease 
Mr.  Wells  has  been  very  successful  in  shutting  off  bottom  water  by 
iiiudding  up  the  offending  lower  sand  under  heavy  pressure  and  then 
cementing.  By  this  method,  he  has  been  able  to  double  and  treble  the 
oil  production  and  to  reduce  the  quantitj'  of  water  lifted  by  air  from 
an  excess  of  1000  barrels  to  less  than  75  barrels  by  pumping.  Some 
contend  that  this  is  not  a  permanent  cure  of  the  water  troubles  and 
will  result  in  an  early  flooding  of  the  next  higher  oil  sand,  but  not 
enough  time  has  elapsed  to  definitel.y  decide  the  question. 
Section  32,  28-28. 

The  Associated  Oil  Company  drilled  eleven  new  wells  on  Section  32, 
28-28. 

Shction  2  and  3,  29-28. 

The  Petroleum  Develo[)ment  Company  drilled  one  new  well  on  Sec- 
tion 2  and  the  J.  E.  Gray  Estate  drilled  three  shallow  wells  on  the 
south  side  of  the  river  on  Section  3,  29-28.     This  repr&sents  the  work 
done  on  the  east  end  of  the  field. 
Section  4,  29-28. 

Eight  shallow  wells  were  drilled  on  Section  4,  29-2S  by  the  A.sso- 
ciated  Oil  Company  and  the  Clampitt  Oil  Company  put  down  two  ni'W 
onas.  The  Clampitt  Oil  Company  operates  the  old  Denver  and  ]\Iich- 
igan  leases,  formerly  owned  by  the  Atlantic  Oil  Ci)mpany. 

Section  5,  29-28. 

On  the  San  Joaquin  lease  of  the  A.ss()ciated  Oil  Comjiany,  Section  5, 
29-28,  17  new  wells  were  drilled.     After  taking  over  the  old  Monte 

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162  STATE    OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Cristo  property,  the  Standard  Oil  Company  redrilled  seven  of  the  ok 
wells  in  order  to  shut  off  water  and  improve  the  production.  The 
Standard  Oil  Company  started  immediately  to  thoroughly  overhang 
that  property  and  it  is  hoped  that  notable  results  will  be  aecomplishec 
in  remedying  the  water  conditions. 

Sections  8  and  9,  29-28. 

The  increase  in  the  price  of  low  gravity  oil  caused  some  activity  oi 
the  river  front  in  Sections  8  and  9,  29-28.  Five  wells  were  redrilled  or 
SectiorLs  8  and  two  on  Section  9,  while  three  new  wells  were  drilled  on 
the  latter  section. 

Complaints  Received  from  the  Kern   River  Oil  Field. 

In  October,  1915,  the  Associated  Oil  Company,  the  Amaurot  Oil 
Company,  the  Del  Rey  Oil  Company,  and  the  Monte  Cristo  Oil  Com- 
pany, after  making  a  series  of  tests,  agreed  that  the  source  of  the  water 
troubles  in  the  center  of  Section  5,  29-28  was  one  of  two  wells,  Amaurot 
No.  2  or  Del  Rey  No.  1.  It  was  agreed  that  the  top  water  should  be 
shut  off  in  both  wells  and  this  work  was  done.  The  Amaurot  No.  2 
well  was  placed  on  air  and  produced  as  much  water  as  ever.  The  Del 
Rey  well  remained  suspended. 

Formal  complaint  was  later  made  against  the  Del  Rey  Oil  Company. 
Because  of  the  fact  that  this  well  was  originally  drilled  some  200  feet 
deeper  on  the  formation  than  the  adjoining  wells,  it  was  claimed  that  it 
was  the  source  of  bottom  water  flooding.  After  a  number  of  con- 
ferences between  the  interested  companies  and  the  deputy  .supervisor, 
the  Del  Rey  Oil  Company  started  to  redrill  the  well.  The  top  water 
was  tested  and  found  dry.  The  well  will  be  redrilled  to  the  clay  forma- 
tions above  the  lower  sands,  where  the  old  casing  will  be  shot,  and  a 
cement  plug  will  be  placed  in  the  hole  after  mudding  the  lower  sand. 
It  is  being  cemented  at  the  present  time,  September,  1916,  so  that  it  is 
too  early  to  determine  whether  this  work  will  effectually  shut  the  water 
off  from  the  others.^ 

The  Associated  Oil  Company,  the  Alma  Oil  Company,  and  the  Petro- 
leum Development  Company  have  jointly  placed  before  this  deaprt- 
ment  the  water  conditions  existing  in  the  SE.  -]-  of  Section  4,  for 
arbitration.  Each  company  recenth"  furnished  this  department  with 
copies  of  the  logs  of  the  Avells,  and  work  will  be  undertaken  immediately 
to  locate  if  possible  the  source  of  the  water  troubles  or  determine  what 
tests  would  be  of  service  in  ascertaining  the  iacts  desired. - 


'Since  the  manuscript  went  to  tlic  printer  the  remedial  work  has  been  completed 
and  greatly  increased  the  oil  production  of  both  properties  and  also  decreased  the 
amount  of  water  pumped.  This  case  is  striking  proof  of  the  possibility  of  profitably 
repairing  old  wells. 

^The  investigation  has  been  completed  since  the  manuscript  went  to  the  printer 
and  it  seems  fairly  certain  that  effective  and  profitable  repairs  can  be  made. 


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Numerous  other  informal  complaints  have  been  made,  but  in  each 
ease  the  complaining  company  refrained  from  making  a  written  com- 
plaint, trusting  that  conditions  could  be  improved  without  such  action. 
In  investigating  the  facts  of  some  of  these  complaints,  a  willingness  to 
cooperate  in  any  work  tending  to  improve  the  water  conditions  was  met 
with  and  usually  some  tests  were  undertaken  to  prove  or  disprove  the 
basis  of  the  complaint. 

RECORDS   RECEIVED. 

The  following  list  of  oil  companies  and  holdings  in  the  Kern  River 
Field  shows  the  number  of  wells  of  record  in  this  office  on  June  30, 
1916,  and  shows  the  extent  to  which  the  various  companies  have  coope- 
rated with  this  department  in  furnishing  the  logs  and  production 
reports  requested: 


Name  of  company  and  lease 


Number 
of  wells 
shown 
on  maps 


Number    ]Piocluction 
of  logs         reports 
received       received 


S.e.  24,  28-27— 

Siippliire  Oil  Company  

I'etroleiiiii    Development    Company 

S.   P.   Wible  

Oklalioma   Oil  ("ompany   

Century  Oil  Company  

Oakland  Oil  Company . 

Oakland  Water  Company  

Sec.  25,  28-27— 

Provident  Oil  Company 

Fox  and  Garrett,   "Sturgeon" 

Jewell  Oil  Company  

Los  Angeles  Oil  Company,   "Kern" 

Fox    &    Garrett,    "Vanderlip" 

Sec.  36,  28-27— 

Kern  River  Drillers  

Kern  Union  Oil  Company 

Kern   Central   Oil   Company 

Tejon  Oil  Company 

Metropolis  Oil  Company  

M.  P.   Oil   Company 

Traffic  Oil  Company,   "Melcvan" 

Sec.  19,  28-28— 

Kern  River  O.  F.  of  Cal.,  Ltd 

Minnehaha  Oil  Company  

Kxploration   Oil   Company 

Traffic  Oil  Company,   "Olemo" 

Traders    Oil    Company    

Mecca  No.  2  Oil  Company 

Sec.  20,   28-28— 

Mercliants   and  Bankers  Oil  Company 

Pyramid  Oil  Company  

H.  H.   Fish  Oil  Company 

lioston  Petroleum  Company 

Yellowstone  Oil   Company 

Sec.  21,  28-28— 

Ojai  Valley  Petroleum  Company 

Melwood  Petroleum  Company  

A.    Pollock    

Sec.  22,  28-28  — 

Caledonian  Oil  Company 

Hibernian  Oil  Company 


1  ' 1_ 1  Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 


One  water  well. 


1 
1 

•S 

1 

2 

j 

4 

.? 

1 

19 

4 

8 

R 

n 

f^ 

10 

9 

4 

4 

i 

22 
6 

« 

8 

'         1 

18 
8 

3    

ft 

S 

1     __        ^ 

R 

1ft 

9 

13 
4 

— 

fi 

1 

1 

Idle. 


One  abandoned. 


Idle. 


ITiree  water  wells. 

Tbree  abandoned. 
Two  abandoned. 
One  abandoned. 
Three  abandoned. 


.Abandoneri 


164 


STATE    OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


Name  of  company  and  lease 


Reed-.. 
Comet- 


Sec.  28,  28-28— 
Bankers  Oil  Company  ._ 
Stauffer  Oil  Company  .- 
Associated  Oil  Company 
Associated  Oil  Company 
Overland  Oil  Company 

Sec.  29,  28-28— 

EI  Dorado  Oil  Company 

Continental    Oil    Company 

M.  C.  Parker 

Pricewell  Oil  Company  

Patricia  Oil  Company  

American  Crude  Oil  Company 

Potomac  Oil  Company  

Virginia  Oil  Company  

Mecca  Oil  Company 

Alva  Oil  Company  

Associated   Oil  Company,   Gillelen 

Associated  Oil  Company,  Columbian 

Associated  Oil  Company,  Vernon 

Associated  Oil  Company,  M.    &  S 

Associated  Oil  Company,  Hecla 

Associated  Oil  Company,  Bolena 

Associated  Oil  Company,  Canfleld 

Associated   Oil  Company,   Missouri 

Associated  Oil  Company,  Richmond 

Linda  Vista  Oil  Company 

Sesnon  Oil  Company  

E.  P.  T.  Oil  Company 

Piedmont  Oil  Company  

Sec.  30,  28-28— 

A.  O.  Co.,  G.  &  W.   

A.  O.  Co.,  G.  &  W.,  -Jacalitas    I 

A.  O.  Co.,  G.  &  W.,  Orient    

A.  O.  Co.,  G.  &  W.,  Chicago    Crude    

A.  O.  Co.,  G.  &  W.,  Kern  O.  and  Dev 

A.  O.  Co.,  G.  &  W.,  Luck    No.    2 

A.  O.  Co.,  G.  &  W.,  Lorenzo    

A.  O.  Co.,  G.  &W.,  Irma,  Moneta, 

Hawkeye 

A.  O.  Co.,  G.  &  W.,  Toltee    

Mt.  Diablo  Oil  Company 

Pacific  Crude  Oil  Company 

Bald   Eagle  Oil   Company 

Nevada  County  Oil  Company 

Federated  Oil  Company  

TraflQc  Oil  Company 

Wrenn  Oil  Company  

Sec.  31,  28-28— 

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Hanford— P    

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Sycamore    

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Clarence    B.    

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Queen    Esther    

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Senator   

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Bear  Flag  

Associated  Oil  Co.,  G.   &  W 

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Sterling   

Calloma   Oil  Company  

Vesta  Oil  Company  

Sovereign  Oil  Company  

Peerless  Oil  Company  

Sec.  32,  28-28— 

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Kern— A  

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Reed— A  

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Kern    

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Omar    

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Reed  Crude  

Standard  Oil  Company,  West  Sliore 


Number 
of  wells 
shown 
on  maps 


Number 
of  logs 
received 


Production 
reports 
received 




14 

P 

6 

P 











P 

i 

P 

13 

P 

9 

P 

10 

P 

3 

P 

7 

P 

24 

P 

6 

P 

5 

P 

9 

P 

1 
5 

P 

8 

P 

2 
5 

P 

7 

P 

8 

P 

6 
3 



4 



3 

P 

8 

P 

6 

P 

3 
12 

P 

3 

P 

13 

P 

48 

P 

P 
P 

29 

P 

18 

■P 

34 

P 

9 

P 

19 

P 

20 

P 

FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 


165 


Name  of  company  and  lease 


Number 
of  wells 
shown 
on  maps 


Number     Production ' 
of  logs         reports 
received    1   received   : 


^ir.  32,  28-28— Continued. 

Illinois  Crude  Oil  Company 

Claremont  Oil  Company 

-  0.  33,  28-28— 

Kem  River  Oil  Fields  of  California,  Ltd... 

.NIC.  3i,  28-28— 
Associated  Oil  Companv,  Reed  Crude 

Sec.  2,  29-28— 

Petroleum  Development  Company  

Gray  Oil  Company  

Sec.  3,  29-28— 

Kem  Trading  and  Oil  Company 

.1.  E.  Gray  Estate 

Petroleum   Development   Co.,   Elwood 

Petroleum  Development  Company 

See.  4,  29-28— 

Petroleum  Development  Company 

Revenue  Oil  Company  

Michigan  .\tlanta  Oil  Company 

Denver  Oil  Company  

Alnia  Oil  Company  

Kern   River   Oil    Company 

-Mma  Jr.  Oil  Company 

Kern  Four  Oil  Company 

Kern  Four  Oil  Company,  Black  Jack  lease 

Knob  Hill  Oil  Company 

East  Puente  Oil  Company 

.Apollo  Oil  Company 

Four  Oil  Company 

A-.^ociatcd  Oil  Co.,  Central    Pet 

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Red  Bank  

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Wolverine  

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Aztec  

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Wilson    

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Famosa  

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Kern   River   Mutt 

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Blinn  

Associated  Oil  Co.,  Gold   Standard   

5,  29-28— 

South  Kern  Oil  Company 

el  Rey  Oil  Company 

.\maurot  Oil  Company  

Standard  Oil  Company,  Monte  Cristo . 

Associated  Oil  Company,  San  Joaquin 

-  i\  6,  29-28— 

.\urora  Oil  Company  

Enos  Oil  Company 

Skockum  Oil  Company  

rolin  Stewart 

Kern  American  Oil  Company 

^.  c.  8,  29-28— 

Peerless  Oil  Company 

Rio  Bravo  Oil  Company. 

Prairie  Oil  Company  

Montgomery  Oil  Company  .. 

Ohio  Crude  Oil  Company.. 

S  e.  9,  29-28— 

.Junction    Oil    Company 

Section   Five  Oil  Company 

Capital  City  Oil  Company... 

King  Oil  Company  


272       IP 

10  10  I   P 

14  ' P 

22  ' I 

261  ;     261     P 
26  I 

12  P 

37  P 

37  33  j   P 
16  ' I    P 

6  ' 

6  

13  

14  

13  

26  .  ■    1  ,    P 

1.5  I    P 

38  ' 

11  P 

22  

10  i 

34  :        34  :     p 

18  :      18  .    P 

19  19     P 

11  11     P 

5  5     P 

6  6     P 

3  3     P 

4  4     P 
3       3     P 


6  .. 
13  .. 


75 
39 

9  .. 
23 

1  -. 

1  .. 

1  .. 


1 

60 
39 


2  

1  

3 

4  

9 

l.i 


166  STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

McKITTRICK  OIL  FIELD. 

This  old  field,  with  its  many  wells  clcsely  drilled  along  a  narrow 
strip  approximately  four  and  one-half  miles  long  in  a  northwest- 
southeasterly  trend  and  less  than  one-half  mile  in  width,  continues  to 
make  a  steady  daily  production  of  approximately-  9,000  barrels. 

The  water  conditions  in  this  field  form  a  very  serious  problem  because 
of  the  following  facts  : 

(1)  In  many  of  the  early  wells  no  effort  was  ever  made  to  effect  a 
shutoff  of  the  top  waters. 

(2)  Some  of  the  wells  were  carried  too  deep  and  into  the  bottom 
water,  and  were  not  properly  plugged. 

(3)  With  the  above  conditions  existent,  occasional  wells  have  been 
abandoned  because  of  troubles  incurred,  or  lack  of  production,  without 
first  plugging  off  the  sands.  These  holes  in  turn  serve  as  water  courses 
to  flood  the  various  formations  penetrated. 

]Most  of  the  producing  wells  of  this  field  make  Avater,  many  of  them 
a  high  percentage.  This  field  Avarrants  an  extensive  and  thorough 
study  of  the  water  conditions,  and  such  a  work  was  planned  months 
ago.  The  cooperation  of  some  of  the  larger  companies  was  promised 
but  nothing  has  been  accomplished  to  date  becau.se  of  the  shortage  of 
help  in  this  office.  Some  routine  progress  has  been  made  in  collecting 
the  logs  of  various  wells  and  securing  the  production  reports  from  some 
of  the  operating  companies,  thereby  recording  the  water  percentage  on 
the  wells  reported. 

As  soon  as  the  personnel  of  the  Taft  office  is  increased  to  the  point 
where  clerical  work  does  not  monopolize  most  of  the  time  of  the  deputy, 
cross  sections  will  be  constructed,  water  conditions  Avill  be  tabulated, 
and  then  with  the  assistance  of  the  operators,  an  effort  will  be  made  to 
locate  the  offending  Avells." 

The  McKittrick  Field  suffered  a  greater  percentage  of  loss  of  rigs 
than  other  fields  during  the  two  destructive  wind  storms  of  January, 
1916.  In  addition  to  the  actual  damage  and  loss  sustained  to  the  sur- 
face improvements,  a  substantial  loss  in  production  resulted  from  the 
wrecking  of  the  derricks  of  so  many  pumping  rigs. 

No  formal  complaints  have  been  received  from  the  operators  of  the 
McKittrick  Field.  They  have  freely  discussed  the  wells  on  their  own 
properties  that  might  need  remedial  Avork,  and  expressed  a  desire  to 
cooperate  in  any  general  movement  to  exclude  the  Avater  from  the  Avells 
of  the  field,  w^here  possible  to  do  so.  ScA^eral  of  the  superintendents 
believe  that  certain  portions  of  the  field  Avould  not  justify  the  expense 


I 


•■'The   necessary    increase   in   the   engineering   staff  has   been   made   sinre   the   manu- 
script was  sent  to  tlie  printer. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 


167 


of  repairing  the  many  defective  wells.  It  may  be  possible  that  a  fewer 
number  of  wells  are  responsible  for  flooding  of  the  sands  than  most 
operators  consider  offenders  at  this  time. 

List   of   Oil    Wells   of    Record    in    McKittrick    Field. 

The  following  list  of  oil  comj^anies,  holdings  and  recorded  wells  in 
the  McKittrick  Field,  shows  at  a  glance  to  what  extent  each  company 
has  cooperated  with  this  department  in  furnishing  the  desired  logs  and 
production  reports: 


Name  of  company  and  lease 

Number 
of  wells 
shown 
on  maps 

Number 
of  logs 
received 

Production 
reports 
received 

Bematks 

Sec.  13,  29-30- 

1 
1 

Drilling. 

Sec.  25,  29-2(>— 
Sunshine  Oil  Company 

Spc.  36,  29-20— 

5 
3 
2 

1 

Sliear  Petroleum  Co.  or  Dillon  Oil  Co. 

Shear  Petroleum   Company 

One  drilling. 

St.  .loe  Oil  Company    --    --    -- 

Drilling. 

Warren  Oil  Company  . 

1 

Drilling. 

See.  21,  29-21— 
Standard  Oil  Company  -  ---    -  

Sec.  22,  29-21— 
Standard  Oil  Company ---  -    - 

Sec.  25,  29-21— 
Oakland  McKittrick  Oil   Company      

1 

Abandoned. 

Sunbeam  Oil  Company  - .  - 

^' c.  26,  29-21— 
H.  S.  Williams  Oil  Company 

United  Western  Oil  Company,  Successus  . 

4 
1 
1 

1 

1 

P 

Three  drilling. 
Drilling. 

r.  W.   Company,  Aicata  

Drilling. 

Sec.  27,  29-21— 
Standard  Oil  Company,  M'y  Premier 

Spc.  29,  29-21— 
Los  Angeles  McKittrick  Oil  Company      ..               9 

1  abandoned;  1  water 

Sec.  31,  29-21  — 
M.  Z.   Klliott   Oil   Company. 

1 
1 

well. 

Sec    32,  29-21— 

Miller  &  Lux 

.(ones  Oil  Company  (1908) 

Idle. 

1 

Abandoned. 

Associated  Oil  Company 

1 
1 

1 

Sec.  35,  29-21  - 
Leader  Oil  Company  ..    .. 

Abandoned. 

Siv.  35,  29-21— 

-Miller  &  Lux  (old  1908  A.  C.  Macon  prop.) 
Src.   36,   29-21- 

Standard   Oil   Company,   M<-Phee 

1 

1 
2 

1 

3 

3 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 

Idle. 

Drilling. 

West  Penn.  Company,  Inc.,  Mohaska 

Sec.  32,  29-22— 

Petroleum   Producers    Company   

Sec.  1,  30-21- 

McKittrick  Oil  Cfimpany  

1 

— 

One  drilling. 
Abandoned  driller. 

Idle. 

.See.  2,  .30-21  - 
Research  Oil  Company  .., 

Idle. 

Idle. 

Idle. 

Abandoned. 

Susp.,  abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Kverett  Oil  Company 

Kverrtt  Oil  (ompany.   Little  Standard... 
Loader  Oil  Company       ... _. 



•laeksun  Oil  (^)nipany  . 

Result  Oil  Company 

168 


STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


Name  of  company  and  lease 


Spc.  3,  30-21— 

Result   Oil   Company   

Miller  &  Lux,  Belcher 

Miller   &   Lux,   Puritan 

J.   M.   Smith    

Associated  Oil  Company  

Sec.  10,  30-21— 

Everett  Oil  Company  

North   End    Oil    Company 

J.   M.   Smith,   Miley 

G.  Kinkaid,  Carolina  

McKittrick   Operators    Company.. 

Sec.  11,  30-21— 

Josephine  Oil  Company  

Merrill   Oil   Company   

Madison  Oil  Company  

Everett  Oil  Company  

East  Puente  Oil  Company  No.  3. 
East  Puente  Oil  Company,  Kern.. 
East  Puente  Oil  Company,  King. 

East  Puente  Oil  Company 

Kern  Trading  Oil  Company 

Jackson   Oil   Company   

Associated  Oil  Company,  Giant.. 
Eeward  Oil  Company  

Sec.   12,   30-21— 

McKittrick  Oil  Company  

K.  T.   &   O.   Company 

A.  O.,  California   Standard 

Sec.  13,  30-21— 
A.  0.  Co.,  California  Standard. .- 
A.   O.   Co.,   Giant 


Number 
of  wells 
shown 
on  maps 


A.   O.   Co.,  Del  Monte 

C.  J.  Oil  Company  or  Berry  &  Keller 

K.  T.   &  O.   Company 

Reward  Oil  Company  

Jewett  Oil   Company   

Kern  River  Oil  Company 

Olig   Crude   Oil   Company 

Sec.  14,  30-21— 

K.  T.    &  O.  Company 

San  Francisco  McKittrick  O.  Co 

Sec,  6,  30-22— 
Pittsburg   Oil   and   Gas   Company    (Naci- 

rema  Oil  Company)   

Standard  Oil  Company,  McKittrick 

S.  O.  Co.,  Oakland  McKittrick 

S.  O.  Co.,  Sea  Breeze 

S.  O.  Co.,  M.  Fox 

U.  S.  Oil  and  Mining  Co.,  NW 

Sec.  7,  30-22— 
Standard  Oil  Company,   McKittrick 

Sec.  8,  30-22— 
Standard  Oil  Co.,  McKittrick  Extension.. 

S.  O.  Co.,  S.  P.  Wible 

Burns  Oil  Company  

Sec.  10,  30-22— 

Petroleum   Producers   Company  

Globe  Exploration  Company  

Sec.    16,    30^22— 
Fearless   Oil   Company   

See.  18,  30-22— 

McKittrick  Extension  Oil  Company 

San    Souc'i   Oil    Company 

Whittier  Oil   Company  

Associated  Oil  Company,  Del  Monte 


Number 
of  logs 
received 


Production 
reports 
received 


Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 


2    '   Abandoned. 


1   !  Abandoned. 

1    i Abandoned. 

1   ! Abandoned  driller. 

1    I Abandoned. 

1    I Abandoned. 


New. 

3   Abandoned. 

3  I L !   Abandoned. 

4  I ' I   Abandoned. 


Two  abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Two  abandoned. 
One  abandoned. 
One  abandoned. 


Si.K  abandoned. 
Two  abandoned. 


One  water  well; 
abandoned. 

Seven  abandoned. 

One  abandoned  driller4 

Three  abandoned. 

2   '   One  abandoned. 

Four  abandoned. 

Two  abandoned. 


All  water  wells. 


Drilling. 

Drilling. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Idle;  3  abandoned. 

Abandoned. 


Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 

All  abandoned. 

Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 


169 


Name  of  company  and  lease 


Sir.  i,s.  30-22— Continued. 

McKittriek  Oil  Company  

Cousins  Oil  Company  

1.  X.  L.  Oil  Company 

Src.  19,  30-22— 
Associated  Oil  Company,  Del  Monte. 

Fairfielrl   Oil   Company   

state  Consolidated  Oil  Company 

Associated  Oil  Co.,  W.  Development- 
Associated  Oil  Co.,  Giant,  SW 

Associated  Oil  Co.,   Shamrock 

Kern  Trading  and   Oil   Company 

A.  O.  Co.,  W.  Development  Co 

A.  O.  Co.,  Giant 

A.  O.  Co.,  Arequipa 

A.  O.  Co.,  California  Standard 

Virginia   Crude  Oil   Company 

Twenty  Oil  Company  

Kern  Trading  and  Oil  Company 

Sec.  26,  30-22— 
W.  Morris  Land  and  Oil  Company.. - 

Sec.  27,  30-22— 
S.  P.  Railroad 

Sec.  2S,  30-22— 

Associated  Oil  Company  

.Associated  Oil  Company,  Sterling 

Tulare  Oil  and  Mining  Company 

r.  K.  Bowles  

s.  c.  29,  30-22— 
.Midway  Royal  Petroleum  Company.. 

Commonwealtli  Oil  Company 

Sliale  Basin  Oil  Company 

Sit.  30,  30-22— 
Yancy  Oil  Company  

s.-c.  34,  30-22— 

lielgian    Oil    Company    

Associated   Oil  Company,   1901 

J.  K.  O'Donnell,  Monarch 

Sec.  ,35,  30-22— 
S.  P.  R.  R 


Number 
of  wells 
shown 
oil  mapa 


Numl)er 
of  loss 
received 


Production 
reports 
received 


Four  abandoned. 
All  abandoned. 
All  abandoned. 


16  16  P 

10  L Five  abandoned. 

13 . 

4  3  j        P 

3  2  j        P 

8  8  '        P 


One  drilling. 
Two  abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
One  abandoned. 
All  abandoned. 
All  abandoned. 
All  abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 
Abandoned. 

Nine  abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Idle. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 

Abandoned. 


r  McKittriek  Front. 

"  Tile  past  year  witnes.sod  a  very  considerable  chancre  in  the  operating; 
conditions  on  the  McKittriek  Front.  It  has  been  a  transition  from  a 
number  of  idle  wells  and  deserted  eamps,  to  a  busy  little  field  with 
several  strinjsfs  of  tools  running  and  almost  every  lease  activel\'  iir(^par- 
injr  to  commence  development  work  if  not  already  doing  so. 

l\Tany  of  the  leases  have  changed  hands.     Some  of  the  [)riiicipal  new 
holdings  include: 
T.  20  S.,  R.  21  E.— 

Section  21.     To  the  Standard  Oil  Company,  SE.  .},  100  acres. 

Section  22.     To  the  Standard  Oil  Company,  S.  i  of  SW.  ^  and  NW  |- 
"T  the  SE.  ],  120  acres. 

Section  27.     To  the  Standard  Oil  Company,  NW  |  and  S.  i  of  NE.  {, 
240  acres. 


170  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Section  26.  To  the  H.  S.  Williams  Oil  Company,  SE.  i  of  NE.  I 
and  E.  ^  of  the  SE.  J-,  120  acres. 

(This  company  is  operated  under  the  same  management  as  the  Pacific 
Crude  Oil  Company  of  the  Midway  Field.) 

Section  26.  To  the  United  Western  Oil  Company,  NE  i  of  SW.  ^ 
(formerly  Areata  Oil  Company),  and  SW.  ^  of  SE.  ^  (formerly  Suc- 
eessus  Oil  Company). 

Section  26.  To  R.  B.  Blodgett.  NW.  i  of  SW.  ^  and  SE.  i  of  SW.  ^ 
NW.  i  of  SE.  i,  120  acres. 

Section  25.     To  the  Sunbeam  Oil  Company,  S.  |  of  SW.  ^,  80  acres. 

Section  36.  To  the  Standard  Oil  Company,  N.  ^  of  N.  -J  and  SW.  ^ 
of  NW.  i,  and  SE.  i  of  NE.  i,  and  SW.  i,  and  W.  i  of  SE.\  480  acres, 
known  as  the  McPhee  lease. 

Section  36.  To  the  West  Penn.  Company,  Inc.,  SE.  1  of  NW.  i  and 
SW.  I  of  NE.  ^,  80  acres,  formerly  Mahaska  lease. 

T.  30  S.,  R.  22  E. : 

Section  6.     To  the  Pittsburg  Oil  and  Gas  Company,  NE.  ^,  160  acres. 

Section  6.  To  the  Standard  Oil  Company,  N.  i  of  NW.  i,  and  W.  ^ 
of  SW.  A  of  NW.  i,  and  E.  ^  of  SE.  i  of  NW.i  of  SE  i,  and  all  of 
SE.  i  except  W.  ^  of  NE.  i  of  SE.  i  420  acres. 

Section  7.  To  the  Standard  Oil  Company,  NW.  I  of  NW.  |,  more 
than  40  acres,  tract  formerly  owned  by  the  McKittrick  Oil  Company. 

Section  8.     NW.  |  and  S.  i,  480  acres. 

In  several  cases  the  operators  carrying  on  development  work  on 
the  McKittrick  Front  have  encountered  considerable  trouble  in  trying 
to  correlate  the  sands  and  oil  measures,  and  in  shutting  off  the  water 
in  both  the  new  wells  and  the  old  wells,  which  were  improperly  finished. 
Most  of  the  leases  in  that  section  of  the  McKittrick  Field  have  drilled 
one  or  more  old  wells  in  Avhieh  the  water  had  never  been  shut  off. 

Some  of  the  present  difficulties  have  resulted  from  the  lack  of  com- 
plete and  correct  records  of  the  formations  and  easing  in  the  old  wells. 
The  importance  of  a  carefully  recorded  formation  log  and  casing  record 
is  never  more  forcefully  brought  to  an  operator's  attention  than  when 
he  takes  over  a  partially  developed  property  with  some  of  the  wells  not 
properly  finished. 

List   of   Wells    in   the    McKittrick   Field    Passed   on    by   this    Department 
During  the   Last   Fiscal  Year. 

Section  36,  29-20  (a). 

June  29,   1916.     Drill,   Shear  Petroleum  Company  well   No.   12. 
Section  26,  29-21. 

Form  No.  113.     April  22,  1916.     Drill,  11.  S.  Williams  Oil  Company  well  No.  9. 

Form  No.  113.  May  30,  1916.  Drill,  H.  S.  Williams  Oil  Company  well  No.  17. 
Section  36,  29-21. 

March  17,  1916.     Drill,  Standard  Oil  Company  McPhee  lease  well  No.  1. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  171 

(a)  The  Shear  Petroleum  Company  commenced  drilling  well  No.  12 
on  June  29,  1916.  This  company  is  operating  the  old  Templor  Ranch 
Oil  Company  and  the  Dillon  Oil  Company  holdings,  located  five  miles 
northwest  of  Reward  post  office  and  six  miles  due  west  from  the 
McKittrick  Front  developments  on  Section  36,  29-21. 

Section  11,  30-21. 

Form  No.  113.     April  8,  1916.     East  Piieuta  Oil  Compauy  lease  No.  2  well  No.  2. 

D-14G.     Shutoff,  East  Puenta  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 

June  1,  Drill,  East  Puenta  Oil  Compauy  well  No.  3. 

D-234.     Shutoff,  East  Puenta  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 

November  17,  1915.     Drill,  Jackson  Oil  Company  well  No.  5. 

D-206.     Shutoff,  Jackson  Oil  Company  well  No.  5. 

Form  No.  113.     March  16,  1916.     Drill,  Jackson  Oil  Company  well  No.  6. 

May  14,  1916.     Shutoff,  Jackson  Oil  Company  well  No.  6. 

May  24,  notice  to  drill  new  well,  Jackson  Oil  Company  No.  7. 
Section  12,  30-21. 

Letter,  October  11,  1915.     Redrill,  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  129. 

DD-3.     Redrill,  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  141. 

D-10.     Shutoff,  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  141. 

DD-57.     Abandon,  K.  T.  and  O.  well  No.  124. 
Section  13,  30-21. 

DD-53.     Abandon,  Associated  well  No.  12   (Del  Monte  Lease). 

DD-.j4.     Abandon,  Asso<-iated  well  No.  30  (Del  Monte  Lease). 

DD-55.     Abandon,  Associated  well  No.  37   (Del  Monte  Lease). 

1)D-17.     Deepen,  Berry  and  Keller  well  No.  5. 

DD-46.     Deepen,  Berry  and  Keller  well  No.  5. 

DD-58.     Deepen,  Berry  and  Keller  well  No.  7. 

D-95.     Shutoff,  Berry  and  Keller  well  No.  7. 

DD-155.     Redrill,  Berry  and  Keller  well  No.  32. 

D-205.     Shutoff,  Berry  and  Keller  well  No.  12. 

DD-204.     Redrill,  Berry  and  Keller  well  No.  13. 

D-215.     Shutoff,  Reward  Oil  Company  well  No.  20. 

Form  No.  113.     March  31,  1916.     Drill,  Reward  Oil  Company  well  No.  41. 

DD-138.     Cement  with  10"  casing.  Reward  Oil  Company  well  No.  41. 

D-161.     Shutoff,  Reward  Oil  Company  well  No.  41. 
Section  0,  30-22. 

May  10,  1916.     Drill,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 

D-225.     Shutoff,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 
Section  19,  30-22. 

November   26,    1915.      Drill,    Associated    Oil    Company    (liant    Ix^ase    No.   52. 

D-43.     Shutoff',  Associated  well  No.  52,  Giant  Lease. 

November  27,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  Oil  Company  No.  53,  Ciant  Lease. 

D-56.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  53,  Giant  Lease. 

DD-13.     Abandon,  Associated  well  No.  5,  Shamrock  Lease. 

DD-14.     Redrill,  Associated  well  No.  7,  Shamrock  Lease. 

T)-S4.     Shutoff,  Associated  well   No.  7,  Shamrock  Lease. 

December  3,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  well  W.  D.  No.  1. 

l)-49.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  1  W.  D.  Lease. 

December  3,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  W.  D.  well  No.  2. 

T)-44.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  2.     W.  D.  Lease. 

December  3,  1915.     Drill,  Associated  well  W.  D.  No.  3. 

1)-S3.     Shutoff,  Associated  well   W.  D.  No.  3. 

Form  No.  113.     March  28,  1916.     Drill,  Associated  W.  D.  No.  4. 

D-169.     Shutoff,  Associated  well  No.  W.  D.  No.  4. 


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STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


Section  29,  30-22. 

April   3,   1916.      Drill,   Midway    Royal    Petroleum   Company   well   No.   1. 
No.  1,  old  No.  1  abandoned.) 


(N« 


Reviewing  the  above  listed  operations,  we  note  that  18  new  we| 
were  drilled  in  the  entire  McKittriek  Field  between  October,  191f^ 
and  July  1,  1916.     Six  of  these  Avells  are  on  the  McKittriek  Front 
leases.    Seven  wells  were  redrilled  or  deepened  and  five  were  abandoned. 


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CHAPTER  IV. 

LOS   ANGELES,   ORANGE   AND   VENTURA  COUNTY    OIL   FIELDS. 
By  Rout.  B.  M<)r.\n,  Depntj-  Supervisor. 

EAST  COYOTE. 

The  East  Coj'ote  Field  lies  iu  a  detached  group  of  low  hills  which 
are  the  easterly  extention  of  the  Coyote  hills  and  extend  into  the 
flats  to  the  east  for  a  distance  of  about  a  mile.  The  development  of 
the  topography  of  these  hills  is  fairly  mature,  while  the  Coyote  hills 
are  but  slightly  cut  except  by  one  strong  stream,  which  makes  its 
way  across  the  west  end.  The  eastern  hills  are  deeply  eroded,  notwith- 
standing the  fact  that  all  the  streams  in  them  have  small  water  beds. 
There  is  one  conspicuous  ridge  which  bears  southwesterly  from  the 
center  of  the  field.  The  producing  territory  covers  the  end  of  this 
ridge,  but  does  not  follow  along  it.  A  number  of  deep  wells  have  been 
drilled  out  in  this  direction  and  the  reason  was  proba1)ly  l)ecau.se  this 
to])()gj-ai)hic  feature  was  mistaken  for  the  axis  of  the  anticlinal  uplift. 
There  are  1100  acres  of  proven  land  with  1*6  producing  wells,  with  a 
production  of  300,000  barrels  for  the  month  of  July,  191G. 

Geology. 

The  producing  measures  are  presumably  of  the  same  geologic  age 
as  the  West  Coyote  Field.  The  producing  zone  is  300  to  600  feet  in 
thickness.  It  is  made  up  of  brown  sandy  shale  and  oil  sand;  some  of 
the  sands  are  coarse. 

The  structure  is  anticlinal.  There  are  many  good  exposures  on  the 
south  line,  showing  a  dip  of  about  20  degrees,  though  but  little  evidence 
of  north  dip  can  be  obtained  from  surface  out-crop  of  beds.  A  section 
N.  25 '  E.  througli  the  center  of  the  field  shows  the  top  of  the 
producing  zone  to  rise  from  2974  feet  below  sea  level  to  2550  feet 
on  top  of  the  arch  and  drop  to  3046  feet  on  the  north  side.  There 
is  a  sharp  steepening  at  the  edge  of  the  field  on  both  sides.  In  a 
number  of  places  this  is  so  rapid  that  it  might  well  be  interpreted 
as  a  fault.  All  the  wells  are  drilled  nearly  down  to  the  oil  sand  with 
a  rotary  so  that  little  can  l)e  learned  from  logs  about  the  upper  fornui- 
tions.     This  makes  such  questions  as  this  difficult  to  .solve. 

A  section  across  the  east  end  of  the  field  through  the  St.  Helens 
and  Colokla  properties,  shows  a  fairly  uniform  southerly  dip  of  the 
oil  zone  from  about  2400  feet  below  the  sea  level.  However,  drilling 
farther  to  the  north  in  this  vicinity  may  disclose  a  dip  in  that  direction. 
A  number  of  dry  holes  have  been  drilled  in  the  La  Ilabra  Valley 
syncline,  to  a  depth  of  1300  to  4600  feet. 


174  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

Water  Conditions. 

The  field  is,  at  present,  producing  about  40,000  bbls.  of  water  pel 
month;  27,000  bbls.  of  this  is  coming  from  10  wells.  The  property  of 
the  Petroleum  company  is  the  only  one  entirely  free  from  water. 
This  property  is  near  the  highest  part  of  the  anticlinal  uplift  near  the 
center  of  the  field. 

During  the  past  year  much  activity  has  been  shown  in  the  west  third 
of  the  field.  Considerable  care  has  been  exercised  in  the  matter  of 
shutting  off  water,  with  results  which  are  fairly  satisfactory.  Eighteen 
wells  showed  a  production  of  144,000  bbls.  of  oil  and  1800  bbls.  of 
water  for  the  month  of  July. 

Wells  in  both  the  east  and  west  end  of  the  field  have  been  drilled  into 
water  sand  underlying  the  producing  zone,  but  have  been  successfully 
plugged.  A  deep  well  now  drilling  in  the  northeast  part  of  the  field, 
reports  water  sand  from  3870  to  4180  feet. 

WEST  COYOTE. 

The  West  Coyote  Field  occupies  a  range  of  outlying  hills  on  the  , 
south  side  of  La  Habra  Valley.  The  highest  point  is  610  feet  above  sea  : 
level  and  about  300  feet  above  the  floor  of  the  valley.  There  are  about 
700  acres  of  proven  land,  with  46  producing  and  6  abandoned  welLs. 
Structurally  it  is  an  anticlinal  uplift  which  corresponds  roughly  with 
the  topographic  features.  It  is  in  fact  one  of  the  most  striking  examples 
of  accumulation  of  oil  in  a  quaquaversal  in  California.  In  out-crop 
the  beds  are  seen  to  dip  from  10  to  20  degrees  and  the  strike  swings 
almost  around  the  entire  compass. 

The  main  oil  zone  is  about  300  feet  in  thickness  and  is  made  up  of  f 
shale  and  sandy  shale  and  sand.  This  zone  lies  in  depth  of  2900  to 
3200  feet  below  sea  level  in  the  center  of  the  dome,  and  3300  to  3600  in 
the  edge  wells  on  the  west  end.  It  is  worthy  of  especial  note  that  on 
the  east  end  this  zone,  3800  to  4060  feet  below  sea  level,  is  giving  a 
strong  flow  of  oil  with  lively  gas  pressure  from  this  depth.  On  the  east 
end  a  well  was  carried  to  4169  feet  below  sea  level  and  abandoned  as 
a  dry  hole. 

Water  Conditions. 

This  pool  is  at  the  present  time  comparatively  free  from  water.  A 
total  of  17,500  bbls.  per  month  is  raised.  Of  this,  12,000  bbls.  comes 
from  4  edge  wells.  One  edge  well  which  has  been  plugged  in  the 
bottom  from  3800  to  3690  feet  makes  250  bbls.  of  water  per  month, 
which  suggests  a  similar  treatment  might  improve  the  4  wells  above 
mentioned.  Two  inside  wells  make  in  the  neighborhood  of  1000  bbls. 
of  water  a  month. 

In  part  of  the  fields  there  is  a  sand  carrying  18  gravity  oil  which 
has  been  cased  off.    There  are  also  lenses  of  gas  sand  which  are  erratic 


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in  their  distribution  both  laterally  and  vertically'.     These  sands  cause 
blow-outs  during  drilling  which  are  sometimes  so  violent  that  work  is 
interrupted  and  the  wells  are  allowed  to  blow  off  for  a  time.     Initial 
i  productions  from  these  sands  are  from  1,000,000  to  50,000,000  cubic 
.  feet  of  gas  per  day.     The  largest  of  these  blow-outs  occurred  at  a 
;  depth   of  2800   feet.      The   casing   collapsed   and   it   was   not   known 
1  whether   the   sand   was   drowned   out   by   water,   or   exhausted   itself. 
The  well  was  subsequently  redrilled  and  came  in  with  a  production  of 
,  3800  bbls.  of  31  gravity  oil  at  a  depth  of  3765  feet.    These  gas  blow-outs 
\  are  liable  to  occur  at  any  point  from  this  depth  of  2800  feet  down  to 
\  the  producing  oil  sand.    The  oil  sands  themselves  produce  large  quanti- 
ties of  gas  with  oil  often  amounting  to  several  million  feet. 

Under  the  present  sj'stem  of  handling,  no  adequate  protection  is 

given  to  these  sands  overlying  the  oil  zone.     The  usual  practice  is  to 

cement  the  10-inch  where  it  is  landed,  but  the  principal  shutoff  is 

with  the  8^-inch  just  above  the  oil  sand.     If  this  string  is  carried  too 

j  far,  the  hole  is  bridged  with  gravel,  and  cement  lowered  in  torpedo 

i  cans;  the  8^  is  then  cemented  above  the  bridge.     It  is  stated  that  a 

I  succei5sful  job  can  be  obtained  in  no  other  way,  owing  to  the  presence 

j  of  water  in  the  formation  immediately  above  the  producing  measures. 

It  is  the  belief  of  the  men  in  the  tield  that  water  was  carried  into  this 

'  formation  by  earlier  drilling. 

'Sir.  H  .R.  Johnson,  and  others  who  have  done  geological  work  in  this 

region,  placed  the  producing  zone  in  the  upper  sandy  portion  of  the 

i  Montere\-  formation.     Others  seem  inclined  to  place  it  at  the  base  of 

the  Fernando.    The  writer  has  made  no  investigations  on  which  to  base 

an  opinion. 

BREA    CANON. 

The  Brea  Canon  Field  is  located  in  the  Puente  hills  where  Brea 

I  Canon  opens  out  into  La  Habra  Valley.    It  comprises  about  200  acres 

j  of  proven  territory  with  79  producing  and  7  abandoned  wells,  ranging 

i  in   depth    from   2000    to    2500    feet.      Production   amounts    to   about 

170,000  bbls.  per  month. 

1  Geology. 

I       The  field  is  located  in  a  highly  disturljed  region  on  the  south  side  of 

I  the  Puente  fault.  The  strike  of  the  fault  is  nearly  east  and  west.  The 
beds  on  the  north  side  belong  to  the  Puente  series,  while  those  on  the 
south  are  Fernando.  In  the  latter  formation,  many  beds  of  heavy 
conglomerate  are  conspicuous  in  the  canon  walls.    Dips  run  from  30  to 

j  80  degrees.     There  is  much  diversity  of  strike,  indicating  a  flexure 

'  almost  at  right  angles  to  the  major  .structure. 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  only  about  half  of  the  well  logs  have  been 

I  filed,  and  mast  of  these  but  recently,  no  detailed  investigation  has  been 

I 
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176  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

made  of  the  underground  structure.     A  hasty  examination  indicate 
that  conditions  are  complicated.    Tliere  appears  to  be  a  marked  diffe^ 
ence  in  conditions  reported  by  the  wells  on  the  north  from  those 
the  south  side. 

Operating   Conditions. 

The  field  is  remarkable  for  the  slow  decline  of  its  wells,  notwiti 
standing  the  fact  that  they  are  considerably  crowded  in  parts  of  tl 
field.  Drilling  has  been  unusually  difficult  and  expensive.  Many 
the  wells  have  been  from  two  to  four  years  in  drilling.  The  presenc 
of  heavy  conglomerate  makes  the  territory  unsuitable  for  rotary  drillii 
and  much  of  the  interbedded  formation  gives  much  trouble  froi 
"freezing  up"  and  also  collapsing  of  casing.  These  difficulties  ha^^ 
resulted  in  the  use  of  heavier  and  heavier  equipment,  until  at  tl 
present  time  it  is  equaled  on  this  score  nowhere  else  in  the  Unite 
States. 

The  Birch  Oil  Company  has  successfully  landed  a  string  of  20-inc| 
110-pound  screw  casing  at  a  depth  of  1365  feet  in  one  of  their  wells. 

Mr.  Allen  Craig,  superintendent  of  the  FuUerton  Oil  Company,  h£ 
designed  and  used  for  four  years,  a  special  drilling  rig.  Tlic  drillir 
and  casing  lines  are  handled  by  a  two-drum  cast  iron  hoist,  weigliing" 
about  6  tons.  This  hoist  replaces  the  "bull  wheels"  and  "calf  wheel" 
of  the  usual  California  type  of  Standard  rig.  It  is  placed  under  the 
walking  beam  in  the  position  usually  occupied  by  the  "calf  wheel"  and 
driven  by  a  sprocket  chain  from  a  clutch,  on  the  band  Avlieel  shaft.  The 
casing  line  drum  is  equipped  with  two  speeds.  A  very  heavy  string 
of  tools  has  also  been  designed  and  used  by  the  same  man.  This 
consists  of  a  6-inch  stem  41  feet  long  with  6-7-10  tool  joints,  with  bit 
and  jaws  to  match.  The  whole  weighs  about  8000  pounds.  Owing  to 
the  heavy  duty  and  the  long  period  of  heavy  drilling,  not  only  tlic 
derrick  corners  but  also  the  mud  sills  are  set  on  concrete  piers. 

Water  Conditions. 

The  wells  on  the  north  side  of  the  field  encounter  only  very  small 
quantities  or  no  water  at  all;  while  the  wells  on  the  south  side  have 
reported  both  top  and  bottom  waters.  The  field  is  making  about  44,000 
bbls.  of  water  per  month  at  the  present  time,  most  of  which  is  coming 
from  11  wells.  Most  of  the  operators  believe  that  this  is  return  drilling 
water.  This  is  undoubtedly  the  case  as  regards  the  northern  wells. 
Unusually  large  quantities  of  water  are  continually  run  into  drilling 
wells  in  order  to  keep  the  casing  free.  The  nearest  producing  wells 
are  observed  to  make  from  2000  to  6000  bbls.  of  Avater  per  month 
while  this  drilling  is  going  on.    In  some  cases,  when  a  new  well  comes 


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in  it  will  pump  200  bbls.  of  water  per  day  and  little  or  no  oil ;  as  pump- 
ing continues,  the  water  will  decrease  and  the  oil  increase  until  after 
60  to  90  days,  a  well  will  make  clean  oil. 

It  is  doubtful  whethtn-  the  water  produced  from  the  southern  wells 
can  be  attributed  to  drilling  water.  If  these  wells  prove  to  be  producing 
from  the  same  sands  as  the  northern  group,  it  would  not  be  surprising 
if  large  quantities  of  the  water  put  in  at  the  upper  end  should  gravi- 
tate to  this  end  of  the  field.  On  the  other  hand,  some  of  these  wells 
have  reported  both  top  and  bottom  water  in  their  logs. 

SUMMERLAND    FIELD. 

This  field  is  located  on  the  Santa  Barbara  Channel  about  five  miles 
east  of  the  city  of  Santa  Barbara.  The  record  shows  364  completed 
wells.  In  June,  1916,  there  were  112  producing,  with  total  production 
of  4600  bbls.  per  month,  with  a  considerable  quantity  of  water.  The 
majority  of  welLs  were  from  80  to  400  feet  in  depth  and  were  located 
vei-y  close  together.  The  total  i)roduction  of  the  pool  has  been  about 
2.000,000  barrels.  For  detailed  information,  the  reader  is  referred  to 
I  iiited  States  Geological  Survey,  Bulletin  321,  by  Ralph  Arnold,  and 
lo  California  State  Mining  Bureau,  Bulletin  No.  69. 

The  field  is  of  interest  because  of  the  fact  that  a  large  number  of 
the  wells  have  been  drilled  from  piers  extending  out  into  the  channel. 
This,  however,  is  not  such  a  difficult  feat  as  might  be  supposed.  The 
piers  are  light  inexpensive  affairs,  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  channel 
waters  are  very  quiet,  there  lieing  almost  no  surf.  The  ocean  water  was 
excluded  from  the  wells  by  driving  casing  into  the  clay  beds  overlying 
the  oil  sands.  However,  it  is  surprising  that  flooding  has  not  been  more 
rapid  and  complete  than  it  has.  Wells  wrecked  by  a  storm  a  number  of 
years  ago,  were  never  repaired.  In  1912  broken  casing  could  be  seen 
under  the  water  with  small  quantities  of  oil  and  gas  continually  escap- 
ing. The  field  is  also  of  note  in  that  operations  are  continued,  notwith- 
.standing  the  very  low  production  per  well,  which  only  amounts  to 
1.03  bbls.  per  day.  This  is  due  partly  to  the  fact  that  there  is  a  local 
market  for  the  product  and  also  the  fact  that  operating  costs  are  very 
low.  The  wells  are  shallow  and  very  close  togethei-  and  a  large  number 
can  be  operated  from  one  power. 

SALT   LAKE   OR   SHERMAN   FIELD. 
General    Statement. 

The  Salt  Lake  Field  lies  about  midway  between  the  business  section 
of  the  city  of  Los  Angeles  and  Santa  ]Moniea.  The  producing  territory 
covers  about  two  square  miles.  The  total  completions  number  434  wells. 
In  June,  1916,  there  were  280  producing,  143  abandoned,  and  one  drill- 
ing.    The  production  ainounts  to  about  118,000  barrels  in  a  montli. 

12—27014 


178 


STATE    on.    AND    (JAS    SUPERVISOR. 


Geology. 

A  general  statement  of  the  geology  of  the  region  can  be  found  in 
Bulletin  309,  United  States  Geological  Survey,  and  Bulletins  Nos.  63 
and  69,  California  State  Mining  Bureau. 

No  statement  seems  to  have  been  published  giving  the  structural 
conditions  in  detail.  A  glance  at  a  map  of  the  field  shows  the  present 
producing  wells  in  the  main  field  to  occupy  an  area  about  half  a  milei 
in  width  and  about  two  miles  and  a  half  in  length,  with  a  detached 
group  covering  about  a  quarter  section,  one  mile  and  a  half  further 
west.  The  detached  group  is  known  as  the  Beverly  Hills  Field,  located 
in  the  low  range  of  hills  which  lines  up  with  the  Domingues  and  Ingle- 
wood  hills.  The  writer  has  done  no  detail  work  on  the  underground 
conditions  of  this  group. 

The  main  field  lies  on  the  Santa  Monica  Coastal  plain,  with  the  long 
axis   parallel   to   the   Santa   Monica   Mountains.      The   whole   area   is 
covered  with  Pleistocene  gravels  and  clays  and  also  alluvial  deposits, 
so  tliat  no  idea  of  the  structural  conditions  is  obtainable  except  from  a' 
study  of  well  logs.     A  little  south  of  the  center  of  the  field  there  is  a' 
considerable  area  wliere  these  superficial  deposits  are  heavily  impreg- 
nated  with   asphalt,   Avith   also   numerous   live   seepages   of  heavy   oil  I 
accompanied  by  gas.     It  is  these  Brea  beds  which  have  contributed 
such  enormous  quantities  of  fossil  remains  of  Pleistocene  vertebrates. 

From  the  study  of  well  logs  of  the  producing  field,  the  structure  is 
found  to  be  a  su])merged  anticline  plunging  sharply  west.    The  produc- 
ing zone  is  from  300  to  600  feet  in  thickness  and  some  wells  reported 
it  as  almost  all  oil  sand.     In  the  extreme  northwest  end  of  the  field, 
near  the  center  of  Section  15,  T.  1  S„  R.  14  W.,  S.  B.  B.  and  M.,  the 
top  of  this  zone  is  100  feet  below  sea  level.     From  this  point  there  is 
a  plunging  anticline  extending  soutliwest  to  the  vicinity  of  Salt  Lake 
Oil  Company's  No.  5,  near  the  center  of  Section  21,  where  there  is  ai 
tendency  to  doming;  thence  the  axis  takes  a  direction  N.  70°  W.  to| 
Arcturus  Oil  Company's  No.  57  in  Section  20.     At  this  point  the  top 
of  the  oil  zone  is  2900  feet  below  sea  level,  and  just  beyond  the  oil  zone  i 
it  is  raised  about  1300  feet  by  a  fault.     The  hade  of  this  fault  strikes! 
approximately    S.    50°    W.      In   the    first   cross   section   examined,    it! 
appeared  to  be  overthrust  so  tliat  a  single  well  pa.s,sed  through  both  the 
truncated  ends  of  the  oil  zone,  but  further  study  inclined  one  to  the 
belief  that  the  hade  is  nearly  vertical  and  that  wells  which  appeared] 
to  penetrate  l)oth  the  shallow  and  the  deep  oil  zone,  were  merely  located 
in  the  fractured  zone  of  the  fault  where  the  whole  formation,  clear  to' 
the  Pleistocene  gravels,  is  more  or  less  regularly  impregnated  with  oil. 
It  is  noteworthy  that  some  of  these  wells  also  report  water  from  about 
1200  to  1800  feet. 


FIRST   ANNUAI>    REPORT.  179 

West  of  the  fault  zone  tliere  i.s  a  soiiicwliat  siinilai-  irreji^ular  anticline, 
with  the  axis  about  N.  50^  W.  and  pliinying  in  this  direction.  The  top 
of  the  producing  zone  drops  from  KiOO  feet  below  .sea  level  to  2300  feet 
))elow  sea  level.  At  the  present  time  the  best  producing  wells  in  the 
field  are  the  group  of  Arcturus  wells  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  fault 
plane.  This,  however,  may  be  chiefly  due  to  the  fact  that  these  wells 
are  located  further  apart  than  was  the  practice  in  the  shallower  part 
of  the  field  where  the  territory  appears  to  be  over  drilled.  The  west 
end  of  the  field  showed  some  very  large  initial  productions  and  some 
very  heavy  gas  pressures.  It  is  very  surprising  that  it  is  doing  so 
little  today. 

Water  Conditions. 

The  prevailing  opinion  among  operators  seems  to  be  that  it  is  not 
advisable  to  try  to  remedy  water  conditions  in  an  old  field  where  water 
is  produced  from  all  or  from  the  great  majority  of  wells  and  it  is 
(litficnlt  to  ol)tain  sufficient  detailed  information  to  analyze  the  situation 
and  see  whether  this  is  the  ca.se  or  ]U)t.  In  the  Salt  Lake  Field,  a  study 
lias  ])een  nuide  of  the  monthly  production  records,  of  167  wells  in  the 
main  pai't  of  the  field.  These  reports  are  furnished  l)y  three  companies 
in  the  exact  nuinner  prescribed  l)y  this  department,  and  from  them  the 
following  facts  are  obtained:  149  wells  which  ai'e  making  less  than 
lOOO  bbls.  of  water  per  month  each,  pump  53,000  bl)ls.  of  oil  (356  each), 
and  17,400  bbls.  of  water  (117  bbls.  each)  ;  18  wells  which  are  making 
more  than  1000  libls.  of  water  per  month  each,  pump  5700  bbls.  of  oil 
(319  each),  and  28,000  bbls.  of  water  (1560  bbls.  each). 

There  is  no  particular  reason  to  assume  that  a  well  making  1000  bbls. 
of  water  per  month  is  a  menace,  while  a  well  making  less  than  that 
amount  is  all  right.  Each  well  must  be  considered  on  its  merits,  and 
local  conditions  taken  into  account.  It  often  happens  that  when  water 
increases  in  a  well  beyond  a  certain  point,  that  the  oil  production  will 
nuike  a  sudden  decline,  and  conditions  of  tliis  kind  should  be  considered, 
rather  than  some  arbitrary  amount  of  water.  The  above  analysis, 
liowever,  .shows  that  the  water  trouble  is  far  more  local  than  might  be 
generally  supposed,  and  it  looks  like  good  business  to  thoroughly 
investigate  each  of  the  18  wells.  In  all  probability  some  mechanical 
difficulty,  which  can  be  remedied,  will  be  found  in  many  cases.  It  is 
a  well  established  fact  that  where  there  is  an  excessive  (luantity  of  water 
in  a  particular  well,  there  is  apt  to  l>e  a  spreading  of  water  into  an 
adjoining  territory. 

Taking  a  group  of  40  wells  out  of  the  above  167,  38  show  an  average 
of  50  bbls.  of  water  per  month  each,  while  two  show  an  average  of 
1860.  These  two  are  500  feet  apart  and  are  near  the  center  of  the 
group.  The  nearest  well  to  them  shows  360  bbls.  of  water  per  month. 
It  would  certaiidy  be  good  business  to  investigate  the.se  two  wells. 


180  STATE    OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

WHITTIER  FIELD. 

Whittier  Field  is  located  a  short  distance  north  and  east  of  the  town 
of  Whittier.  It  li&s  along  the  foot  and  well  up  on  the  shonlders  of  the 
Fueute  hills.  In  many  places  the  ground  is  so  rough  as  to  entail 
considerable  difficulty  in  operations.  In  such  places,  most  of  the  move- 
ment of  tools  and  machinery  is  done  ]\v  means  of  sleds.  The  field  is 
two  miles  long  by  half  a  mile  wide.  There  are  320  acres  of  proven 
land  with  251  completed  wells,  88  abandoned  and  149  producing.  In 
the  month  of  June,  there  were  G  di-illing  wells  and  tlie  production 
amounted  to  80,000  bbls.  per  montli. 

Geology. 

The  field  is  very  similar  in  many  respects  to  Olinda.  It  is  located 
along  the  Puente  fault.  ]\Iost  of  the  production  is  from  15°  to  22° 
Baume,  and  is  derived  from  the  Fernando  formation.  There  are  a  few 
wells  producing  oil  of  30°  to  32"'  Baume  which  is  derived  from  the 
Puente  formation. 

The  structure  is,  if  anything,  even  more  comi)lex  tlian  that  of  Olinda. 
]\I().st  of  the  wells  are  located  on  the  south  side  of  tlie  fanlt  and  pene- 
trate beds  of  Fernando  formation  inclined  to  a  high  angle. 

Water  Conditions. 

The  water  conditions  are  serious.  Detailed  information  has  been 
filed  with  this  department  concerning  only  about  20  per  cent  of  the 
wells.  Thirty-two  wells  show  a  production  of  61,000  bbls.  of  oil  per 
month  and  52,000  bbls.  of  water.  The  water  is  so  generally  distributed 
that  there  is  but  one  well  producing  clean  oil  and  one  with  a  five  per 
cent  cut.    There  are  no  others  under  20  per  cent. 

Like  Olinda,  there  are  wells  on  the  northeast  side  of  the  field  which 
show  no  top  water.  The  early  development  in  this  field,  dates  back 
from  1899  to  1903.  At  that  time  little  attention  was  paid  to  the  matter 
of  shutting  off  water.  Whether  or  not  the  present  condition  of  the 
field  can  be  attributed  to  this  earlier  work,  can  not  be  determined  until 
more  information  has  been  filed  and  thoroughly  investigated. 

OLINDA   FIELD. 

The  Olinda  Field  is  located  in  the  foothills  on  the  north  side  of  the 
La  Habra  Valley,  between  Soquel  Canon  and  Brea  Caiion.  It  is  now 
practically  continuous  with  the  Brea  Canon  Field. 

There  are  1100  acres  of  proven  land  with  395  completed  wells  of 
which  241  are  producing  and  100  are  abandoned.  In  the  month  of 
June,  1916,  there  were  12  drilling  wells,  and  production  amounted  to 
220,000  bbls.  per  month. 


FIRST   ANNl^Mi   REPORT.  181 

Geology. 

The  field  is  located  on  the  Pufiite  fault.  Most  of  the  production  is 
15°  to  22^  Baume  and  is  obtained  from  the  Fernando  formation.  The 
production  which  comes  from  a  narrow  strip  on  the  east  end  of  the  field 
is  28°  to  32°  Baume  and  is  derived  from  the  Lower  Puente  shale. 

The  structure  is  complex.  There  is  one  anticline,  the  Fernando; 
another  in  the  Puente  formation  on  the  north  side  of  the  contact. 
There  is  much  evidence  of  faulting  along  the  contact,  and  l)oth  the 
surface  exposures  and  underground  structure,  determined  from  well 
logs  show  the  presence  of  secondary  folding. 

Water  Conditions. 

The  wells  on  the  north  side  of  the  field  report  little  or  no  upper  water 
in  the  formation.  Many  of  these  wells  were  drilled  with  machine  per- 
forated casing  almost  to  the  top  of  the  hole.  There  are,  however, 
heavy  water  strata  overlying  the  oil  sand  on  the  south  side  of  the  field 
next  to  the  La  Habra  Valley.  One  or  two  wells  in  the  southwest  of 
section  8,  show  the  top  oil  sand  to  be  flooded  with  water  and  have  to 
land  their  water  strings  below  this,  in  order  to  protect  the  lower  sand. 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  one  group  of  wells  has  reported  only  in  per 
cent  of  the  Avater  determined  by  centrifugal  test,  the  total  Avater 
pumped  from  the  field  could  not  be  estimated.  One  hundred  and 
seventy  wells  make  30,000  bbls.  per  month;  of  this,  17,500  comes  from 

11  wells. 

VENTURA-NEWHALL    DISTRICT. 

The  Ventura-Newhall  District  has  1000  completed  wells,  476  aban- 
doned and  436  producing.  The  district  comprises  a  number  of  fields 
scattered  through  the  southern  part  of  Ventura  County  and  the 
northern  part  of  Los  Angeles  County.  Most  of  the  region  is  rough  and 
some  of  the  development  is  far  back  in  the  mountains  in  places  difficult 
i.f  access. 

The  oldest  oil  development  in  the  state  is  in  this  region.  Seepage 
oil  is  said  to  have  been  collected  and  di.stilled  as  early  as  1854.  In  the 
sixties,  oil  was  produced  by  means  of  tunneLs  and  spring-pole  holes. 
The  first  successful  drilling  with  steam  rigs  was  done  in  1877  in  Pico 
Canon.     It  is  interesting  to  note  that  this  property  is  still  producing. 

Geology. 

For  detailed  information  regarding  the  geology  of  the  region,  tiie 
reader  is  referred  to  United  States  Geological  Survey,  Bulletin  No.  309. 
A  brief  statement  of  the  geology  is  jiecessary  in  order  to  understand 
the  operating  conditions  in  the  district.  The  producing  sands  are  not 
confined  to  any  one  geologic  horizon,  but  are  found  in  beds  of  all  ages 
from  upper  Topa  Topa  through  to  the  Fernando. 


182 


STATE   OIL    AND    GAS    SUPERVISOR. 


The  structure  is  very  complex.  The  main  structural  features  run  I 
in  a  general  east  and  west  direction.  The  dominant  feature  of  the; 
region  is  the  Topa  Topa  anticline  which  involves  the  Topa  Topa  forma- 
tion through  the  Santa  Ynez  range  from  Point  Conception  to  Sespe 
Creek.  This  structure  is  roughly  paralleled  along  the  south  by  second- 
ary' faulting  and  folding.  At  Sespe  Creek,  the  main  structure  plunges 
to  the  eastward  and  is  replaced  by  a  number  of  intricate  folds  involving 
successively  the  Sespe,  Vaqueros,  Modelo  and  Fernando  formations. 
This  type  of  structure  extends  east  as  far  as  San  Franciscito  Canon. 

The  development  north  of  the  Santa   Clara  River  has  taken  place 
around  the  plunging  end  of  the  main  anticline,  and  along  the  second- 
ary structures  above  referred  to.     A  sharp  fold  extending  from  Pitas: 
Point  to  Sexton  Caiion.  has  recently  come  into  prominence  by  the  dis- 
covery of  oil  of  54°  Baume  in  a  well  drilled  near  the  Ventura  River. 

South  of  the  Santa  Clara  River  there  are  a  number  of  sharp  folds 
having  a  general  east  and  Avest  trend,  extending  along  Oak  Ridge  and 
Santa  Susana  mountains.  A  well  defined  anticline  extends  along  the 
foothills  on  the  north  side  of  South  Mountain  and  Oak  Ridge  from  the 
vicinity  of  Santa  Paula  east  as  far  as  Wiley  Canon.  The  axis  is  not 
only  tortuous,  but  has  a  number  of  ups  and  downs.  The  beds  exposed 
along  it  range  in  age  from  Middle  Sespe  to  Fernando.  The  most  pro- 
ductive pools  in  the  district  are  situated  along  this  structure  and  are 
located  at  the  points  where  the  axis  rises  to  form  domes. 

From  Wiley  Caiion  to  Salt  Canon  there  are  a  number  of  irregular 
folds,  instead  of  a  single  well  developed  anticline.  The  region  is  one 
of  extreme  complexity,  characterized  by  faulting  and  overturning  to 
such  an  extent  that  the  details  of  the  structure  have  never  been  satis- 
factorily worked  out. 

From  Salt  Caiion  the  Pico  anticline  extends  into  the  region  of  Fer- 
nando Pass.    In  Pico  Caiion  the  fold  is  slightly  overturned  to  the  south  | 
and  in  Wiley  Caiion  it  is  overturned  to  the  north.     The  Pico  field  is 
situated  on  the  plunging  end  of  this  .structure. 

A  secondary  fold  trending  a  little  south  of  west  extends  from  the 
vicinity  of  Santa  Susana  Pass,  through  the  Simi  Valley  to  a  point  near 
Somis.  It  involves  the  Topa  Topa,  Sespe  and  the  Fernando  formations. 
A  small  group  of  wells  located  on  the  east  end  of  this  structure  is 
])roducing  35°  Baume. 

Water  Conditions. 

The  average  production  for  the  district  is  about  7  l)bls.  of  oil  per 
day.  However,  much  of  the  oil  is  high  gravity  and  high  gasoline  con- 
tent. This  fact,  coupled  with  cheap  drilling  and  operating  conditions, 
has  enabled  operations  to  be  carried  on  in  the  district  at  a  profit.  So 
few  of  the  operators  have  filed  complete  water  data  that  but  little  can] 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  183 

be  said  of  conditions  of  the  district,  a.s  a  wliole.  Some  of  the  fiehls  are 
known  to  be  relatively  free  from  water,  notwithstanding  tlie  age  of  the 
wells.    In  several  of  the  smaller  pools,  the  water  condition  is  very  bad. 

General    Conclusions. 

An  ar])itrary  amonnt  of  water  produced  per  well  per  montii  has  been 
used  as  a  dividing  line  in  order  to  show  that  water  conditions,  even  in 
some  of  the  older  fields,  are  far  more  local  than  might  generally  be 
supposed.  There  is  no  intention,  however,  to  set  such  a  limit  and  say 
that  all  wells  making  over  this  amount  are  a  menace  and  all  wells  under 
it  are  regarded  as  all  right.  There  are  a  number  of  things  to  be  taken 
into  consideration,  one  of  the  most  important  is  the  position  at  which 
the  working  barrel  is  placed.  Under  certain  conditions  a  working  ])arrel 
coidd  be  located  high  so  as  to  skim  the  oil,  while  if  it  were  placed  lower 
down  there  might  be  more  water  than  the  pump  would  handle.  A 
2"  by  6''  working  barrel  run  at  20  r.  p.  m.  giving  70  per  cent  efficiency 
will  handle  220  barrels  per  day.  A  3"  by  6",  under  the  same  conditions 
will  handle  520.  It  is  natural  to  suppose  that  in  any  case  where  a  pumj) 
is  working  to  capacity  that  there  is  apt  to  be  water  in  the  surrounding 
wells  as  well.  In  any  investigation  of  a  well  the  condition  of  all  tlu; 
neighboring  wells  shoidd  be  carefully  investigated. 

If  a  group  of  wells  are  all  making  water,  the  use  of  dyes  to  determine 
the  origin  of  the  water  is  recommended.  Green  or  blue  is  more  easily 
detected  than  red,  though  I  notice  that  red  dyes  are  highly  reconunended 
in  the  scanty  literature  to  be  found  on  the  subject.  The  fact  that 
emulsified  oil  is  reddish  in  color  makes  red  in  a  diluted  state  very 
ditheidt  to  recognize.  Owing  to  the  present  scarcity  of  dyes,  due  to 
the  European  wars,  dyes  are  very  expensive  and  many  are  difficult  to 
obtain  at  any  price.  However,  a  crude  dye  would  answer  the  purpose 
and  sueh  dyes  should  not  prove  very  expensive  as  the  greatest  expense 
is  entailed  in  refining.  Very  good  results  are  said  to  have  been 
obtained  in  the  matter  of  tracing  water  by  the  use  of  dyes  on  the  Santa 
Fe  properties  in  ^Midway.  The  use  of  a  substitute  which  might  get  the 
same  result  as  dye.  has  ])een  suggested.  A  rare  and  at  the  same  time 
an  easily  recognizable  element,  such  as  lithium,  might  be  used.  The 
water  sliotdd  be  fii-st  tested  for  lithium  and  if  it  was  not  found,  a  salt 
of  litliiuni  could  he  introduced  in  the  well  suspected  of  giving  trouble, 
then  samples  taken  fi'om  neighboring  wells  and  a  lest  made  for  the 
l)i-esence  of  lithium. 

It  is,  for  some  reason,  difficult  to  get  opei-ators  to  undertake  such 
investigation  ;  they  generally  ])alk  at  the  expense,  and  yet  the  expen.se 
of  such  investigation  as  compared  with  ex|)enditures  in  woi'king  with 
a  crew  of  workmen  at  the  ordinary  o|)ei"ations  about  a  w«Ml,  would  b(> 
very  small.     If  results  were  obtnined  ;it  nil  they  would  be  very  positive, 


184  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

and  then  the  work  of  remedying  could  be  undertaken  in  an  intelligent 
manner.  A  crew  costing  $25  per  day  will  often  be  employed  for  days, 
even  weeks,  around  a  troublesome  well  engaged  in  operations  which  are 
purely  experimental,  and  yet  the  same  operator  will  not  spend  $50  or 
$100  in  experimenting  with  dye. 

The  location  of  a  well  with  respect  to  the  geologic  structure  is  also 
important  in  this  connection,  and  due  consideration  should  be  given  to 
this  phase.  For  instance,  an  edge  well  might  be  making  large  quanti- 
ties of  water  without,  in  any  way,  being  a  menace  to  the  wells  up  the 
dip  from  it.  It  must  be  recognized  that  in  an  investigation  of  a  well,  or 
group  of  wells,  local  conditions  must  control,  and  each  must  be  care- 
fully investigated  in  regard  to  such  local  condition. 

DECISIONS. 
Official    Decisions    Were    Made    on    the    Following    Wells, 

(The   figures   CC-S2,   etc.,   refer   to   report   number.) 

Section  19,  1-14. 

CC-S2.     Abandou,  West  Coast  Oil  Compnny  well  No.  25,  Picot. 
Section  20,  1-14. 

CC-96.     Begin  drilling,  James  F.  Ross  well  No.  2. 
Section  21,  1-14. 

CC-101.     Abandon,  Salt  Lake  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 

CC-100.     Abandon,  Salt  Lake  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 

CC-99.     Abandou,  Salt  Lake  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 

CC-78.     Abandon,  Salt  Lake  Oil  Company  well  No.  219. 

CC-59.     Begin  drilling,  James  F.  Ross  well  No.  A. 
Section  26,  1-15. 

CC-Sl.     Abandon,  West  Coast  Oil  Company  well  No.  — ,  Gillis. 

OC-SO,     Abandon,  West  Coast  Oil  Company  well  No.  23.  Wolfskill. 

CC-79.     Abandon,  West  Coast  Oil  Company  well  No.  43,  Wolfskill. 
Section  16,  2-9. 

CC-55.     Begin  drilling.  Gold  Seal  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1. 
Section  20,  2-9. 

CC-54.     Begin  di-illing,  Copa  de  Oro  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1. 
Section  2,  2-10. 

Letter,  dated  October  4,  1915. 

Begin  drilling,  Columbia  Oil  Producing  Company  wells  Nos.  7  and  25. 
Section  22,  2-11. 

CC-67.     Deepen,  Central  Oil  Company  well  No.  46-A. 

CC-14.     Deepen,  Central  Oil  Company  well  No.  44-B. 

CC-11.     Redrill,  Canadian  Pacific  Oil  Company  well  No.  12. 

CC-6.     Deepen,  Central  Oil  Company  well  No.  2-C. 

Letter,  Home  Oil  Company  well  19,  December  4,  1915. 

CC-114.     Deepen,  Central  Oil  Company  well  No.  30-B. 
Section  23,  2-11. 

CC-7.     Drill  new  well.  Central  Oil  Company  well  No.  32-C. 
Section  26,  2-11. 

CC-104.     Drill,   Standard  Oil  Company  well  M-W  No.  45. 

CC-103.     Drill,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  M-W  No.  44. 

C-45.     Water  shutoff.  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  38. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  185 

Section   2G,   2-11 — Continued. 

C-26.     Shu  toff,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  36. 

C-25.     Shutoff,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  37. 

("C-28.     Begin  drilling,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  39. 

( "C-23.     Begin  drilling,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  38. 

('-12.  Shutoff,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  35.  Report  dated  September  13, 
1915.  Standard  Oil  Company,  shutoff  well  No.  32.  (Test  made  by  M.  J. 
Kirwan. ) 

Letters,  August  19,  1915.  Begin  drilling.  Standard  Oil  Company  wells  Nos.  32 
and  35. 

CC-111.     Begin  drilling,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  43. 
j  Section  8,  3-6. 

.      CC-13.     Begin  drilling,  Towsley  Canon  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 
Section  S,  3-9. 
I      C-39.     Shutoff,  Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  5. 

CC-6S.     Begin  drilling.  Petroleum  Development  Company  well  No.  74. 

C-49.     Water  shutoff,  Columbia  Oil  Producing  Company  well  No.  27. 

CC-S5.     Abandon,  West  Coast  Oil  Company  well  No.  10. 

t'C-84.     Abandon,  West  Coast  Oil  Company  well  No.  7. 

("-43.     Shutoff,  Columbia  Oil  Producing  Company  well  No.  26. 

CC-So.     Abandon.  West  Coast  Oil  Company  well  No.  19,  Olinda. 

( "C-S(5.     Deepen.  Petroleum  Development  Company  well   No.  26. 

("('-49.     Abandon,  Olinda  Land  Company  well  No.  16. 

('C-46.     Abandon,  Olinda  Laud  Comi)any  well  No.  3. 

('('-,5.3.     Begin  drilling.  Columbia  (ji!  Producing  Company  well  No.  27. 

(■('—43.     Deepen,  Petroleum  Development  Company  well  No.  41. 

( '('-39.     Deepen,  Petroleum  Development  Company  well  No.  24. 

("C-3S.     Begin  drilling,  Olinda  Land  Company  well  No.  17. 

("C-18.     Begin  drilling.  West  Coast  Oil  Company  well  No.  6.5. 

(,"(^-4.     Drilling.  West  Coast  Oil  Company  well  No.  70. 

Letter,  September  IS,  1915.  Amalgamated  Oil  Company,  drilling  wells  58,  59 
and  80. 

C'-57.     Shutoff,  West  Coast  Oil  Company  well  No.  70. 

C-58.     Shutoff,  West  Coast  well  No.  65. 

CC-113.     Drilling,  Petroleum   Development  Company  well   No.  75. 

Section  13,  3-9. 

C-29.     Shutoff,  Amalgamated  Oil  Company  well  No.  28. 
Skction  16,  3-9. 

('r-69.     Begin  drilling.  Olinda   Land  Company  well  No.  18. 
(."C-47.     Abandon,  Olinda  Laud  Company  well  No.  12. 
Section  17,  3-9. 

r'C-107.     Redrill,  Quintuple  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 

("C-48.     Abandon,  Olinda  Land  Company  well  No.  15. 

("C— 45.     Begin  drilling.  Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 

('C-36.     Abandon,   Union  Oil   Company  well   No.  50.     This  should  I>e  classed  as 

a  redrilling  job,  as  derrick  was  moved  on  account  of  crooked  hole. 
No.  6  water  shutoff.  Quintuple  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 
No.   6.   Quintuple    No.    2.      10"   landed   2561   8}    landed   2600   both    instances   well 

made  water  when  drilled  ahead.     Well  was  drilled  to  2990  but  made  90  bbls. 

water  and  10  of  oil. 
('C-107.     Quintuple  No.  2.     Hole  was  filled  cement  at  2702,  81  was  cut  at  2502 

and  redrilled  to  2732  where  it  was  cemented  and  the  well  tested  O.K. 

Jn(l?inj?  from  the  logs  of  S.  O.  Ci.  No.  1  (Coyote-3),  2-3-0  and 
Qiiintupl*^  No.  ],  it  was  by  belief  that  a  water  existed  about  2700  and 
that  the  10"  and  S}  were  both  hiiided  too  hin:h. 


18f)  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS    STTPERVISOR. 

CC-45.  Union  2  (broken  stock)  notwithstanding  the  trouble  above 
recorded  in  offset  well.  Quintuple  No.  2,  Union  notice  states,  expect 
to  shutoff  at  2500. 

C-3.     Shutoff,  Quintuple  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 
Section  IS,  3-9. 

No.  4,  water  shutoff,  St.  Helens  Petroleum  Company  Johnson  well  No.  3. 

C-21.     Water  shutoff,  TTnion  Oil  Company  well  No.  37. 

CC— 29.     Abandon,   Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  5. 

CC-42.     Redrill.  Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  38. 

CC-oO.     Abandon,   Standard  Oil  Company  well   No.  8. 

C~5o.     Shutoff,  Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  36,  G.  and  L. 
Section  19,  3-9. 

C-22.     Geo.  C.  Fetterman  well  No.  3. 

CC-22.  Application  to  deepen  Geo.  C  Fetterman  well  No.  3  was  not  approved 
because  deeper  drilling  in  this  part  of  the  field  had  showed  underlying  sands 
to  contain  large  amounts  of  water. 

C-37.     Shutoff,  San  Diego  Consolidated  Oil  Company  well  No.  4. 

C-50.     Shutoff,  Fullertou  Great  West  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 
Section  20,  3-9. 

Rei>ort  dated  August  29th,  Standard  Oil  Company,  shutoff',  well  No.  1.  Signed 
by  M.  J.  Kirwan. 

C-22.     Shutoff,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 

CC-27.     Begin  drilling.  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 
Section  2,  3-10. 

GC-12.     Begin  drilling.  Fullertou  Oil  Company  well   No.  11. 

C-30.     Shutoff,  Birch  Oil  Company  well  No.  11. 

C-31.     Shutoff,  Fullertou  Oil  Company  well  No.  11. 

C-33.     Shutoff",  Birch  Oil  Company  well  No.  13. 

CC-35.  Abandon,  Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  3.  (Sec  your  letter  February  3, 
191G.) 

CC-5S.     Redrill,  Brea  Canon  Oil  Company  well  3-A. 

CC-73.     Deepen,  Brea  Caiion  Oil  Company  well  No.  22. 
Section  33,  3-10. 

Letter,  September  2.">,  1915.  Amalgamated,  Shutoff  well  No.  28.  (Signed  M.  J. 
Kirwan.) 

No.  2.     Amalgamated  Oil  Company,  shutoff,  well  No.  1. 

No.  5.     Amalgamated  Oil  Company,  shutoff",  Anaheim  well  No.  12. 

CC-1.     Amalgamated  Oil  Company,  redrill,  well  No.  2. 

C-23.     Shutoff,  Amalgamated  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 

C-48.     Shutoff",  Amalgamated  Oil  Company  well  No.  2. 

CC-52.     Redrill,  Amalgamated  Oil  Company  well   No.  (i. 
Section  1.5,  3-10. 

C-15.     Shutoff,  Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  3. 
Section  17,  3-10. 

C-34.     Shutoff,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  19. 

CC-62.     Begin  drilling,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  23. 
Section  18,  3-10. 

Letter,  redrilling.  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  IG. 

Letter,  October  7,  1915.     Begin  drilling.  Standard  wells  Nos.  20  and  21. 

C-2.     Shutoff,   Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  18. 

C-4.     Shutoff,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  11. 

CC-9.     Begin  drilling.  Standard  Oil  Company  Avell  No.  22. 

C-17.     Shutoff,   Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.   1<!. 

C-41.     Shutoff,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  20. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  187 

Siiiiox   is.  3-10 — Continued. 
('^4.     Water  shutoff,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  22. 
("C-G3.     Begin  drilling,   Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  24. 

<  'C-64.     Begin  drilling.  Standard  Oil  Company  well   No.  2-"). 
Sk( noN  21,  3-10. 

('C-44.     Begin  drilling.  Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  o. 
I  Section  22,  3-10. 
1      letter  September  10,  191.5.     Shutoff,  Standard  Oil  Company  wells  Nos.  0  and  .". 

IJeport  dated   September  14,   l!)!.".      Standard   Oil   Company,  shutoff,   well    No.   (i. 
(Signed   by   M.   J.   Kirwau.) 

I>'tter,   October  4,   101.").     Drilling.    Standard   Oil  Company   well    No.   7. 

( '-.">.     Shutoff.  Union  Oil  Company  well   No.  1. 

< '-7.     Shutoff.  Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 

('-14.     Shutoff'.  Amalgamated  Oil  Company  well  No.  IG. 

«  -24.     Shutoff,   Standard  Oil   Company  well  No.  7. 

I'OIOG.     Drill,  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  8,  Coyote  lease  No.  2. 
Section  23,  3-10. 

C-0.     Shutoff,  Amalgamated  well  No.  40. 

<  -11.     Shutoff,  Amalgamated  well  No.  14. 
"'-13.     Shutoff,  Union  well  No.  6. 

<■(!— 10.  Begin  drilling.  Amalgamated  well   No.  17. 

<'C-17.  Begin  drilling.  Amalgamated  well  No.  20. 

•  '(.'-24.  Begin  drilling.  Union  well  No.  8. 

<  'C— 2.J.  Begin  drilling.  Union  well  No.  9. 

•  •-:^2.     Shutoff,  Amalgamated  well  No.  20. 
< '  30.     Shutoff,  Amalgamated  well  No.  17. 

'  ("-40.     Begin  drilling.  Amalgamated  wi'll  No.  ].">. 

('-40.     Shutoff,  Amalgamated  well  No.  l.">. 

( "-."U.     Water  shutoff.  Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  7. 

( "C-oO.     Begin  drilling,  Union  well  No.  11. 

( 'C— r»7.     Begin  drilling.  Union  well  No.  12. 

CC-GO.     Begin  drilling.  Amalgamated  well  No.  10. 

CC-G.").     Redrill.  Amalgamated  well   No.  10. 

( 'C— 70.     Begin  drilling,  I'nion  Oil  Company  well  No.  13. 

('C-72.     Begin  drilling.  Amalgamated  well  No.  23. 

CC-JH).     Drill,  Amalgamated  Oil  Company  well  No.  8  Ilaulde. 
Section  24,  3-10. 

( "C-71.     Al)andon,  Amalgamated  well  No.  22. 

( ■C-I>7.     Drill,  Amalgamated  well  No.  40,  Anaheim. 

CC-98.     Abandon,  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1. 
Section  13,  3-11. 

Letter,  shutoff.  Standard  well   No.   19.      (M.  .T.  Kirwau.) 

Report  dated  August  17,  191.^.     Shutoff,  Standard  well  No.  19.      (M.  .T.  Kirwan.) 

I-etter.  Septemlier  22.  191.').     Redrilling,   Standard  well  No.  G. 

( 'C-8.     Begin  drilling.  Standard  well  No.  2.j. 

(•("-20.     Dcei)en.  Standard  well  No.  3. 

C-27.     Shutoff,  Standard  well  No.  22. 

C-12.     Shutoff,  Standard  well  No.  2.3. 

(-."".l.     Shutoff,  Standard  well   No.  20. 

<'-^j3.     Shutoff,  Standard  well  No.  25. 
Si  1  TiON  18.  3-11. 

C-IS.     Shutoff.  Standard  Oil  Company  well  No.  21. 
Si  (TION    24.   3-11. 

Letter.  October  7.  191."..     Drilling.  Standard  well  No.  24. 

C-O.     Shutoff.  Standard  well  No.  21. 

C-IG.     Shutoff,   Standard   well   No.   24. 


188  STATE   OIL   AND   GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

Section  24,  3-11 — Continupd. 

C-38.     Shutoff,   Standard  well  No.  24. 
CC-51.     Begin  drilling,  Standard  well  No.  2G. 
CC-IOS.     Abandon,  Standard  well  No.  4,  McNally. 
CC-109.     Drill,  Standard  well  No.  5,  McNally. 
Section  13,  3-16. 

CC-105.     Drill,  Standard  well  No.  26. 
Section  2,  3-17. 

CC-102.     Standard  well  No.  41. 
Section  S,  3-17. 

CC-94.     Abandon,  Union  well  No.  1. 
Section  36,  3-18. 

Letter,  February  29,  1916.     Deepen,  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  7. 
Letter,  May  10,  1916.     Deepen,  Petroleum  Company  well  No.  1. 
Section  1,  3-19. 

CC-66.     Abandon,  Oak  Ridge  Oil  Company  well  No.  1.     (See  also  letters.) 
Section  3,  a-19. 

CC-3.     Deepen,  Calumet  Oil  Company  well  No.  4. 
CC-37.     Begin  drilling,  Calumet  Oil  Company  well  No.  7. 
Section  4,  3-19. 

Letter,  November  30,  1915.     Plugging,  Montebello  well  No.  88. 
CC-2.     Deepen,  Montebello  well  No.  38. 
C-10.     Shutoff,  Montebello  well  No.  97. 
C-19.     Shutoff,  Montebello  well  No.  97. 
C-35.     Shutoff,  Montebello  well  No.  82. 
CC-41.     Deepen,  Montebello  well  No.  25. 
C-46.     Shutoff,  Montebello  well  No.   82. 
C-52.     Shutoff,  Montebello  well  No.  89. 
CC-88.     Begin  drilling,  Montebello  well  No.  109. 
CC-89.     Begin  drilling,  Montebello  well  No.  89. 
CC-90.     Begin   drilling,   Montebello  well   No.  98. 
CC-91.     Begin  drilling,  Montebello  well  No.  85. 
CC-112.     Drilling,  Montebello  Oil  Company  well  No.  81. 
Section  12,  3-20. 

GC-92.     Redrill,  West  Huasna  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 
Section  18,  3-20. 

CC-110.     Drill,  Santa  Paula  Oil  Association  well  No.  1. 
Section  12,  4-18. 

GC-93.     Abandon,  Ramona  Home  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 
Section  20,  4-19. 

C-28.     Shutoff,  Ventura  Oil  Lands  Company  well  No.  1. 
Section  13,  4-25. 

CC-19.     Deepen,  California  Reliance  Oil  Company  well  No.  — . 
Section   33,   5-19. 

OC-5.     Drilling,  White  Star  Oil  Company  well  No.   15. 
Section  Miscellaneous. 

CC-61.     Abandon,  Zenith  Oil  Company  well  No.  4. 
Rancho  San  Franciscito,  Newhall  Field. 
Torrey  Oil  Field,  Ventura  County. 
C-20.     Shutoff,  Eureka  Caiion  Syndicate  well  No.  — . 

CO-26.     Deepen,  Cameron   Oil   Company  well   No.  2.     Rancho   San   Franciscito. 
Salt  Lake  Field. 

Letters  re  Amalgamated  Arcturus  well  No.  21,  redrilling. 

CC-10.     Deepen,  La  Brea  Oil  Company  well  No.  20.     Lot  6,  Rancho  La  Brea. 

CC-74.     Abandon,  West  Coast  Oil  Company  well  No.  10.     Rancho  de  las  Aguas, 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 


189 


loho  La  Brca,   Salt  Lake  Field. 

I  C-30.     Deepen,  Rancho  La  Brea  Oil  Company  well  No.  4. 

(  0-31.     Abandon,  Arcturus  Oil  Company  well  No.  86. 

<  'C-32.     Abandon,  Arcturus  Oil  Company  well  No.  84. 

I  '(-o3.     Abandon,  Arcturus  Oil  Company  well  No.  65. 

(  L— 7."».     Abandon.  Arcturus  Oil  Company  well  No.  131. 

("('-76.     Abandon,  Arcturus  Oil  Company  well  No.  116. 

('C-77.     Abandon,  Arcturus  Oil  Comi)any  well  No.  lOS. 
Uancho  San  Jose  de  Buenos  Ayers. 

CC-lil.     Ai)andon,  AVest  Coast  well  No.  .".(>. 
Rancho  San  Peilro,  Los  Angeles  County. 

( 'C— l.j.     Begin  drilling.   Highland   Development  Company   well   No.   1. 

("(J-87.     Itedrill,  Highland  Development  Company  well  No.  1. 
I  Section  6,  2-18. 

BB-1.     Abandonment,    Hidalgo    Oil    Company    well    No.    1.      Considerable   corre- 
spondence redrilling  this  well,  which  was  later  abandoned. 

The  fact  that  the  Mining  Bureau  directed  the  abandonment  of  this  well  prevented 
!  a  lawsuit  between  the  landowner  and  leasor.  It  was  claimed  that  the  well  had 
(  injured  a  nearby  artesian  water  liasin.  The  proper  plugging  of  the  well  settled  the 
i  controversy. 

Section  36,  .3-18. 

The  following  decisions  in  my  district  wi-re  made  by  other  ofhciais  of  the  Bureau: 

Letter.  May  10,  1016.     Deepen,  I'etroleuni  Company  well   No.    1. 

Letter,  February  21).  linc*.     Deepen,  Petroleum  Company  well  Xo.  7. 

L)-l.     ShutofF.   Petroleum  Company  well   No.   14. 


RECORDS  RECEIVED. 

Logs  aiul  production  reports  have  been  received  as  shown  in  the 
following  list,  which  clearly  shows  the  extent  to  which  various 
operators  have  complied  with  the  law  and  taken  steps  to  receive  the 
as-sistanee  that  can  be  furnished  by  this  department.  It  will  be  noted 
that  a  number  of  operators  are  furni.shing  production  reports  which 
are  incomplete  and  of  but  slight  value.  A  number  of  concerns  have 
filed  almost  no  logs. 

SALT    LAKE. 


Company 


Number  i 

of  l0K3  1  

not  yet  _ 

filed  ^es 


Water  report 


Amalgamated  Oil .• 

[ 
73  i 
26 
115 
681 
45  i.- 

22  ;.- 

i 

73 

26 

115 

6 

'    Yes 

West  Coast  Oil 

Yes 

Salt   Lake  Oil 

Yes 

Rancho  La  Brea  Oil 

62    

45      Yes 
22    

1 

No 

Paoiflc  Light  and  Power    .                    .... 

Gilniore  Oil  Company 

No 

WHITTIER. 


Central  Oil 

8.1 
80 

12    .. 
18    -. 
11    -. 

2 

27 

83 
53 
12 
18 
11 

"YeV" 

No 

Standard  (Jil 

Whittier  (rude 

No" 

Heme  Oil 

C.iU.rado  Oil 

No 
No 

190 


STATE    OIL    AND    GAS    SUPERVISOR. 
BREA  CANON. 


Company 


Brea  Caiion  Oil 

General    Petroleum 

Birch  Oil  

FuUerton  Oil 

Union   Oil  


Number 
of  com- 
pleted 
wells 


Number 
of  logs 
filed 


Number 

of  logs 

not  yet 

filed 


Water  report 


24    

—J    Yes 

5      Yes 

—J    Yes 

14       Yes 


No 


OLINDA    FIELD. 


Union   Oil   

Columbia   Oil   Producing 
Petroleum  Development 

General   Petroleum   

Olinda   Land  

West  Coast  

Fullerton  Oil  


Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 


EAST   COYOTE. 


Union   Oil  

Amalgamated  

Standard    Oil    

Tlie  Petroleum   Company 

Quintuple  Oil   

.St.  Helens  Petroleum 

Fullerton   Great   West 

San  Diego  Cons.  Oil 

Calokle   Oil   

Geo.   C.    Fetterman ^ 


28 

15 

30 

.30 

16 

le 

C 

c 

3 

3 

12 

12 

3 

■   3 

3 

5 

5 

3 

3 

Santa   Susana   Syndicate 

Hidalgo    

Petrol    


Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 


No 
No 


WEST  COYOTE. 

Standard    Oil   __    

44 
4 

44 

Yes 

Union  Oil _._  .. .  ...  .    _  .  __ 

4 

SIMI. 

Yes 


Yes 


No 


NEWHALL. 


Standard  Oil   Company       ..    ..    . 

84 

C 

1 

78 

No 

Zenith  (^il  Company    ..           _ 

No 

PIRU. 

Union   Oil   

59 

1 
1 

59 
1 

Yes 

(inc.) 

(aban.) 

Beattv  Oil   and   r>evelopment    ..    ..    ..    ..           

Ramona    Home  Oil 

1 

Cameron  Oil     .. ..      ........... 

South  Pacific .....        ..... 

22 
20 
11 
12 

22 
20 
11 
12 



No 

Modelo 

No 

Sunset  Oil 

No 

Aloha      ..  -.  .  --    - 

No 

FIRST    ANNl'ATi    REPORT. 


191 


BARDSDALE. 


Company 


Number 
of  com- 
pleted 
wells 


Number 

of  logs 

filed 


Number 

of  logs 

not  yet 

filed 


Water  report 


(  iilumet  Oil  ...j  7 

Montebcllo  Oil   '  85 

West   Huasua   i)\\ 4 

Union  Oil  of  California 24 

Mutual  Oil  Company 7 

Barilsdulc  Crude  1  7 

SOUTH    MOUNTAIN. 

Oak  Ridge  Oil 1 

Santa  Paula  Oil  Association I  1 


(inc.) 
Yes 


No 
No' 


No 
No 


(inc.) 
Yes 


SANTA   PAULA. 


Santa  t'lara  Oil  and  Development 1 

Union   Oil   ■ 31 

Empire    Oil    11 

D.  M.   &    \V.   Co 22 

Salt    Mar.^h    Oil 18 

Stit'll    Petroleum |  11 

Henderson   Union   1  13 

Tliankstriving  Oil  « 

Elim  Oil  1 


Yes      - 
Yes     L 

31 

11 



No 

22 

No 

18 



No 

11 

No 

13 

No 

C 

(aban.)  . 

1 

SESPE. 


White  Star  Oil 

Union   oil       _      .             .     _          _  _    ..             ._  . 

12                12 

.30    

5  '       

30 
5 
3 

2 

7 

(inc.) 
Yes 



Turner  Oil 

No 

Bose  Oil 

3    

2 

No 

No 

No 

OJAI. 

State  Consolidated  Oil                                  -. -- 

1    - — 

38 

1    

Hard  Oil  and  A.«plialt 

Capitol    Crude     ... 

38    

16 

15 

1    

4    

No 

16  L ..... 

i.-i  ; 

No 

Pyramid    Oil     -.-  — . --  -_ 

No 

1     . 

No 

Ojai  Oil 

4    

No 

192  STATE    OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


CHAPTER  V. 


REPORT  COVERING  THE  OIL  FIELDS  OF  THE  SANTA  MARIA 

DISTRICT. 

By  R.   E.  ('or.i.oM,   Deputy   Supervisor. 

List   of   Formal   Complaints,   Etc. 

There  have  been  no  formal  comphiints  registered  with  this  office 
since  it  was  opened.  This  does  not  mean  that  there  are  no  causes  for 
complaint,  but  very  few  companies  here  are  in  a  position  to  complain 
because  their  own  boundaries  are  wet.  The  general  prevalence  of 
Second  Zone  water  in  the  Santa  Maria  Field  seems  to  have  eclipsed  the 
possibility  of  water  migrating  from  an  offending  well  to  its  neighbors. 

List   of    Records    Received,    Etc. 

With  the  exception  of  the  Pinal  Dome  Oil  ('ompany  every  producing 
company  in  the  Santa  ]\laria  District  lias  furnishtMl  this  department 
with  a  complete  set  of  logs  of  their  respective  wells.  The  Pinal  Dome 
Oil  Company  has  furnished  part  of  their  logs  but  there  are  still  a 
number  lacking.  The  geological  department  of  the  Union  Oil  Com- 
pany of  California  submitted  a  complete  set  of  blue-print  graphic  logs 
of  the  Union  Oil  Company  wells  in  this  district.  These  logs  were 
found  to  be  inadequate  for  our  purpose  and,  upon  request,  the  local 
.  field  office  made  up  a  set  of  logs  (124  logs  in  duplicate)  sparing  no 
time  nor  pains  in  the  effort  to  make  them  as  complete  and  accurate 
as  possible.  The  smaller  companies  are  also  to  be  commended  for 
their  promptness  in  filing  logs.  With  one  or  two  exceptions,  all  of 
the  old  companies  in  the  Santa  Maria  District,  as  well  as  a  number  of 
other  concerns,  have  displayed  a  hearty  cooperation  with  this  depart- 
ment in  its  preliminary  efforts. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  companies  .which  have  filed  logs  with 
this  department : 

Associated  Oil  Company.  Palmer  Union  Oil  Company. 

Bradley  Cailon  Oil  Company.  Piual  Dome  Oil  Company"  (in  part). 

Brookshire  Oil   Company.  Recruit  Oil  Company. 

Gato  Ridge  Oil  Company.  Rice  Ranch  Oil  Company. 

Gilroy  Oil  Company.  Santa  Maria  Oil  Fields,   Incorporated. 

J.  W.  Goodwin.  Slmw  Ranch  Oil  Company. 

New    Penn.sylvania    Petroleum    Company.   Union  Oil  Company  of  California. 

Pacific  Oil  Fields  Limited.  Westei-n   Union   Oil   Company. 

W.  P.  Hammon   (Bell  Lease). 


FIRST   ANNUAIi    RKPORT.  .  193 

Production   Reports. 

All  of  the  producing  companies  in  the  Santa  ]\Iaria  District,  witii- 
out  exception,  furnisli  this  office  with  the  iMonthly  Production  Report, 
in  duplicate.  The  following  is  a  list  of  the  companies  that  have  sub- 
mitted production  reports  since  October,  1915: 

Brookshire  Oil  Compauy.  Saiila  Maria  Oil  Fields,  Iiicoriionitcd. 

New    reunsylvania    Potrolciim    Company.      Rico  liauch  Oil  Company. 
Orcutt  Oil  Company.  Union  Oil  Company  of  California. 

Palmer  Union  Oil  Company.  Western  Union  Oil  Company. 

I'inal   Donic  Oil  Company. 

Other  Records. 

Other  records  on  file  in  this  office  which  have  been  prepared  by  the 
deputy  in  charge  are: 

List  of  derrick  floor  elevations  of  wells  in  this  district. 

Working  map  of  the  Santa  Maria  Field — scale  of  fiOO  ft.  to  1  in. 

Working  map  of  the  Cat  Canon  Field — scale  of  500  ft.  to  1  in. 

T'nderground   contour   map   of  2d    Oil    Zone   of   the   Santa    Maria    Field — scale   of 

-KiO  ft.  to  1  in. 
Eight   3G-incli    cross-sectional    drawings   showing   geologic   struc-ture    in    the    Santa 

Maria.  Cat  Canon  and  Lompoc  oil  fields — O-scale  of  'AK>  ft.  to  1  in. 
112  graphic  logs  on  tracing  cloth — scale  of  100  ft.  to  1  in. 

Four  blue-print  cross-sections  prepared  from  graphic  logs — scale  of  100  ft.  to  1  in. 
One  map  of  Arroyo  Grande  Field — scale  of  i  mile  to  1  in. 

Decisions. 

The  following  decisions  have  been  made  on  proposed  well  operations. 
(The  figures  B-8,  etc.,  refer  to  the  report  number.) 

Skctio.n  —  S-33.     Los  Alamos  Rancho. 
B-S.     Shutoff,  Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  well  P,-8. 
B-7.      Shutoff,   Pinal   Dome  Oil   Company   well  P.-2. 

Skctio.n    19.    O-.^S. 

BB-7.     Deepen,  New  Pennsylvania  Pet.  Coinjiany  well  No.  4. 
Si:cTioN  22,  9-33. 

B-3.     Shutoff,  Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  well  No.  1,  Los  Flores. 

SixTiON  23,  9-33. 

BB-S.     Redrill,  Santa  Maria  Oil  Fields  of  California,  Ltd..  well    Xo.  C. 

SK("n()N  24,  9-33. 

Li'tter  to   E.    B.    L.    Septemher   29,    lOl.'t.      Sliut(ttT.    Palnii'i    Union    Oil    Company 
well   No.   1. 

Sk(!TI()N   2(;,   9-33. 

P.  2.  Sliutoff.  Palmer  T'nion  Oil  Company  well  Nc  7. 
BB  .">.  Redrill,  Palmer  Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  7. 
BB-1.">.     Extend  casing.  Palmer  T'nion  Oil  Company  well   No.  4. 

Skction  27,  9-33. 

Form  No.  113.     June  30.  1910.     Drill.   Santa  Maria  Oil   Fields  well  B-2. 

Skction  —  9^34.     Los  Alamos  Rancho. 

BB-9.     Deepen,  Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  well  No.  G-14. 

BB-10.     Deepen,   Pinal   Dome  Oil   Company   well    Xo.   O-.". 
Skction  —  S-32.     Cat  Cafion  Field. 

BP.-2.      .\l)andon,   Pinal   Dome  Oil   Company   well    Xo.  T-3. 

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194  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Section  31,  31-13. 

B-17.     Water  shutoff,  B.  T.  Dyer  well  No.  1. 
Section  32,  9-33. 

B-6.     Shutoff,  Western  Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  57. 

BB-6.     Redrill,  Western  Union  Oil  Company  well  No.  .53. 
Section  24,  9-34. 

BB-3.     Deepen.  Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  well  No.  A-11. 

B-4.     Shutoff,  Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  well  No.  A-11. 

BB^.     Partly  abandon,  Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  well  No.  1-E. 

BB-11.     Deepen,  Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  well  No.  P— 4. 

BB— 16.     Deepen,   Pinal   Dome  Oil  Company  well   No.   P-23. 

BB-17.     Deepen,  Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  well  No.  A-13. 
Section  22,  9-34. 

B-13.     Shutoff,  Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  well  No.  DF-2. 
Section  25,  9-34. 

BB-18.     Deepen,  Union  well  No.  30,  Newlove. 
Section  20,  9-34. 

B-16.     Shutoff,  Union  well  No.  27. 
Section  33,  10-33. 

BB-13.     Abandon  Bradley  Canon  Oil  Company  well  No.  1. 
Section  31,  11-4.     Sargent  Field. 

Letters,  redeepeuing  well  No.  0,  Gilroy  Oil  Company. 
Miscellaneous,   Santa  Maria  Field. 

Letter,  September  20,  1915.     Shutoff,  Casmalia  Syndicate  well  No.  3. 

Letter,  signed  by  E.  B.  Lathem,  at  Taft. 

B-1.     Shutoff,  Rice  Ranch  well  No.  13. 

B-9.     Shutoff,  Western  Union  well  No.  57. 

B-10.     Shutoff,  Union  well  No.  34,  Newlove. 

B-11.     Shutoff,  Pinal  Dome  well  No.  G-5,  Graciosa. 

B-12.     Shutoff,  Pinal  Dome  well  No.  H-2,  Harris. 

BB-12.     Deepen,  Union  well  No.  12,  Newlove. 

B-14.     Shutoff",  Union  well  No.  12,  Newlove. 

BB-14.     Deepen,  Union  well  No.  27,  Newlove. 

B-15.     Shutoff,  Pinal  Dome  well  No.  G-14,  Graciosa. 
Section  Miscellaneous,  Cat  Caiion. 

B-5.     Shutoff,  Union  well  No.  7,  Bell  Lease. 

SANTA    MARIA    DISTRICT   AND   ARROYO   GRANDE    FIELD. 

Infiltration   of   Water. 

In  gathering  data  on  the  causes  of  the  presence  of  water  in  the 
producing  oil  sands  of  the  Santa  Maria  District  it  was  found  necessary 
to  relj^  mostly  upon  the  opinions  of  the  operators.  Of  about  250  logs 
examined  there  are  less  than  50  logs  that  make  any  mention  of  water, 
and  most  of  these  give  oul}^  the  data  on  top  water.  There  were  eleven 
wells  abandoned  under  the  direction  of  this  department  during  the 
past  year.  Three  wells  were  redrilled  and  sixteen  wells  deepened 
because  of  water  trouble. 

The  remedies  presented  are  meager  and  by  no  means  conclusive; 
but  I  believe  that  these  ideas  will  be  useful,  working  with  dyes  and 
packers,  in  getting  at  a  great  deal  of  the  water  trouble. 


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FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  195 

It  is  hardly  necessary  to  state  to  what  extent  the  Santa  Maria  Dis- 
tiict  is  aft'ectetl  by  water,  but  in  order  to  bring  the  situation  out 
concretely,  the  following  figures  will  show  tlie  condition  of  the  Santa 
j\laria  Field  during  the  month  of  June,  1916: 

There  are  257  wells  in  the  Santa  ^laria  Field.  Of  these  257  wells, 
is5  were  producing  during  June,  1916.  The  total  fluid  production 
(as  given  in  the  Monthly  Production  Reports  to  this  department)  from 
these  wells  was  335,526  barrels.  Of  this  fluid  production  228,395 
barrels  were  oil  and  107,131  barrels  were  water.    Ninety-four  of  these 

Us — about  one-half  of  the  wells  producing — contributed  95  per  cent 
ni  the  water. 

The  Union  Oil  Company  of  California  keeps  production  figures 
which  show  both  the  amounts  of  water  in  the  oil,  by  distillation  test, 
and  the  amount  of  water  drawn  off  from  settling  tanks,  credited  to 
each  well,  during  the  month.  These  figures  combined  give  a  much 
higher  water  percentage  for  the  Union  production  than  the  average 
of  any  of  the  other  companies  operating  in  the  Santa  ^Maria  District. 
Judging  from  these  figures  the  total  water  produced  by  all  companies 
must  have  been  considerably  higher  than  the  107,131  barrels  reported. 

CAUSES  OF  WATER  INFILTRATION. 

Failure  to  shut  ofl:'  top  water. 

Failure  to  locate  and  shut  off  bottom  water. 

Corrosion  and  perforation  of  water  strings  l)y  surface  water. 

Wells  improperly  abandoned. 

Failure  to   Shut   off  Top   Water. 

Although  tliis  department  has  no  specific  knowledge  at  this  time, 
of  failure  to  shut  off  top  Avater,  it  is  the  opinion  of  several  operators 
that  such  a  condition  exists  in  some  of  the  oldest  wells  drilled  in  this 
district.  Tests  should  be  made  by  this  department  to  determine 
whether  any  such  conditions  exist. 

Failure   to    Locate   and    Shut    off    Bottom    Water. 

Tiic  faihu-c  to  locate  and  sluit  off"  bottom  water  is  undoubtedly  the 
most  pi-evah'nt  cause  of  water  infiltration  in  tliis  district.  Tiie  strata 
that  harbor  bottom  water  probably  lie  in  an  indefinal)le  position  at 
the  base  of  the  2d  Oil  Zone.  Tl\is  is  diseussi-d  moi-e  fully  und<T  Ib.e 
subject  of  "Wjitei-  in  I'le  2d  Oil  Zone."  The  logicjtl  remedies  stem 
to   be: 

1.  To  cement  up  from  bottom,  making  frecjuent  tests  until  the  water 
is  eliminated.  To  cement  up  throuyh  the  2d  Oil  Zone  into  the  "  Kig 
Brown." 


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STATE    OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


2.  To  cement  up  through  the  2d  Oi]  Zone  into  the  "Big  Brown" 
shales  and  shoot  these  for  production. 

3.  To  deepen  wells,  where  conditions  will  permit,  into  the  3rd  Oil 
Zon(>,  sealing  up  the  oil  and  water  production  of  the  2d  Oil  Zone. 

Corrosion    and    Perforation    of   Water   Strings   by   Surface   Water. 

The  subject  of  surface  water  eating  through  the  water  strings  is 
covered  in  this  report  under  the  discussion  of  water  conditions  iu 
"Group  EE."  Tests  similar  to  those  recommended  when  top  water  was 
not  shut  off  should  be  applied  here. 

Abandoned    Wells. 

It  would  seem  probable,  considering  the  manner  in  which  wells 
were  abandoned  in  the  early  days,  that  some  of  the  water  trouble 
might  be  traced  to  this  source.  The  following  is  a  partial  list  of 
abandoned  wells  in  the  Santa  Maria  District: 


Bradley  Canon  Oil  Company  No.  1. 
Brookshire  Oil  Company  No.  2. 
Brookshire  Oil  Company  No.  8. 
Brookshire  Oil  Company  No.  7. 
New  Penn.  Petroleum  Company  No.  3. 
New  Penn.  Petroleum  Company  No.  7. 
Palmer  Union   (Rice)   No.  S. 
Palmer  ITnion    (Rice  2)    No.  2. 
Pinal  Dome  (Tognazzini)  No.  3. 
Associated  Oil  Lucas  No.  1. 
Recruit  Oil   Company    (Newhall)    No.  1. 
Recruit  Oil  Company   (Pezzoni)    No.  1. 
Recruit  Oil  Company   (Williams)   No.  1. 
Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  1. 
Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  2. 
Western   Union  Oil  Company  No.  S. 
Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  9. 
Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  13. 
Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  IG. 
Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  17. 
Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  20. 
Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  19. 
Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  2G. 
A.  Weil  No.  1. 
Coblentz  Oil  Company  No.  1. 
Coblentz  Oil  Company  No.  2. 
Merchants  Oil  Company  No.  1. 
Dispatch  Oil  Company  No.  1. 
Cat  Canon  Oil  Company  No.  1. 
Treasure  Oil  Company    (Section  19,  Cat 

Canon)   No.  1. 
Pinal   Dome   Oil    Company    (Section   30, 

Cat  Caiion)   No.  1. 
Santa  Maria  Pet.  and  P.  L.  Co.  No.  1. 
Santa  Maria  Enterprise  No.  1. 


Recruit  Oil  Company  (Section  31,  Cat 
Caiion)   No.  1. 

Carpenteria  Oil  Company  No.  1. 

Pacific  Oil  Fields,  Ltd.,  No.  1. 

Pacific  Oil  Fields,  Ltd.,  No.  3. 

Pacific  Oil  Fields,  Ltd.,  No.  4. 

Pacific  Oil  Fields,  Ltd.,  No.  5. 

Pacific  Oil  Fields,  Ltd.,  No.  G. 

Pacific  Oil  Fields,  Ltd.,  No.  7. 

Pacific  Oil  Fields,  Ltd.,  No.  S. 

Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  27. 

Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  28. 

Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  31. 

Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  35. 

Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  36. 

Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  38. 

AVestern  Union  Oil  Company  No.  39. 

Western  Union  Oil  Company  No.  42. 

Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  No.   G-9. 

Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  No.  G-12. 

Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  No.  G-13. 

Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  No.  G-18. 

Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  No.  G-19. 

Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  No.  G-20. 

Santa  Barbara  O.  and  M.  Co.  No.  1. 

Radium  Oil  Company  No.  1. 

Radium  Oil  Company  No.  2. 

Chaffin  Oil  Company  No.  1. 

Speed  Oil  Company  No.  1. 

Laguna  Oil  Company  No.  1. 

Hall  and  Hall  No.  2. 

Santa  Maria  Pet.  and  P.  L.  Co.  (Sec- 
tion 21),  No.  1. 

Emmet  Bryant  No.  1. 

St.  Helens  Petroleum  Company  No.  1. 


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Fiiglor  Oil  Company  No.  1. 

liiinn  Oil  Company  of  California —  I'lirissima   No.   12. 

Siiuiros  No.  1.  Eefson  No.  3. 

Hartncll  No.  2.  Orcutt  Oil  Company  No.  L 

llartnoll  No.  3.  Orcutt  Oil  Company  No.  7. 

Fox  No.  7.  Santa  Maria  Oil  Field    (old)    No.  1. 

Ilobbs  No.  3.  Santa  Maria  Oil  Field   (old)   No.  2. 

Iloblis  No.  10.  Santa  Maria  Oil  Field   (old)    No.  3. 

Bell   No.   3.  Santa  Maria  Oil  Field   (old)    No.  4. 

Hell   No.   4.  Santa  Maria  Oil  Field   (old)   No.  .">. 

Newlove  No.  23.  Santa  Maria  Oil  Field  (new)   No.  4. 

Newlove  No.  24.  Union  Oil   Company    (Nichols)    No.   1. 

Hill  No.  3.  Todos  Santos  Oil  Company  No.  ]. 

Hill  No.  o.  Esperanza  Consol  No.  1. 

Purissima  No.  1. 

The  term  "edge  water"  is  often  used  for  lack  of  a  better  explanation 
of  water  difficulty.  However,  from  the  way  the  story  is  told,  M'hen 
certain  Graeiosa  Avells  turned  to  water  they  did  so  in  succession  "up 
the  dip."  It  is  quite  probable  that  a  number  of  the  2d  zone  wells  in 
the  Santa  ^Maria  Field  are  affected  by  edge  water.  In  such  a  ease  the 
only  remedy  is  to  deepen  to  the  3d  zone,  if  conditions  permit,  sealing 
up  the  2d  zone  formations.  It  is  po.ssible  also  that  edge  water  is 
threatening  the  sands  in  the  north  end  of  Section  26  of  the  Palmer 
Union  in  the  Cat  Cafion  Field. 

I  know  of  no  particular  case  of  water  infiltration  because  of  col- 
lapsed casing.  Such  condition  is  not  impossible  in  some  of  the  older 
wells,  however.  Such  failures  could  be  revealed  in  tests  made  under 
the  conditions  presented  in  "a"  and  "c." 

FIELDS  STUDIED. 

For  tile  purpose  of  more  detailed  description,  the  water  conditions 
;  s  presented  in  each  field  are  taken  up  under  the  following  fields  in 
the  Santa  Maria  District: 

Santa  Maria  Field. — Field  nearest  Santa  Maria  in  northern  i)ai-t 
of  Los  Alamos  Rancho. 

Cat  Cafwn  Field. — Field  surrounding  the  portal  to  Canada  del  Gato 
in  Sections  22-23-24-25-26  of  T.  8  N.,  R.  33  W. ;  and  Sections 
20-30-31-32  of  T.  8  X.,  R.  32  W. 

Lompoc  Field. — Purissima,  Eefson  and  Hill  leases  of  linion  Oil 
'nnipany;  also  Orcutt  Oil  Company  and  Pacific  Oil  Fields,  Ltd.,  on 
Sections  28,  8-34  and  31,  8-34. 

Casmalia  Field — Southeast  portion  of  Punta  de  Laguna. 


198  statp:  oiI;  and  gas  supervisor. 

SANTA  MARIA  FIELD. 
Santa    Maria,    Rancho   and   Territory    Running   to    North    End    of   Casmalia    Hills. 

Ill  the  Santa  ]\Iaria  Field  top  water  is  logged  at  depths  varying 
from  35  to  700  feet.  It  is  usually  in  a  Fernando  stratum  close  to 
contact  with  ^Monterey  shales.  Top  water,  however,  sometimes  lies 
in  the  ]\Ionterey  shales,  as  in  the  case  of  wells  in  the  Hobbs-Pinal  area. 
The  top  water  is  usually  shut  otf  with  a  string  of  12^-in.  casing.  In 
some  cases  the  10-in.  casing  is  also  cemented.  Generally  the  10-in. 
casing  serves  as  the  second  member  in  a  double  shutoff  for  top  water. 
Rarely  there  is  a  showing  of  water  in  the  blue  shales  at  a  depth  of 
1200  feet  or  less. 

Water  in  the  Second  Zone. 

The  water  which  has  caused  mo.st  concern  in  the  Santa  IMaria  Field 
is  that  which  appears  in  wells  producing  from  the  2d  Oil  Zone.  The 
2d  Oil  Zone  production  comes  from  hard  fractured  shales.  The 
water  and  oil  strata  in  the  2d  Oil  Zone  are  so  intimately  related  that 
in  most  wells  it  has  been  impossible  to  log  them  separately.  Some 
operators  claim  that  around  the  base  of  the  Santa  Maria  Dome  the 
oil  and  w^ater  were  together  before  wells  were  drilled.  Others  claim 
that  the  water  lies  in  a  stratum  beneath  the  oil  reservoir  and  that,  if 
the  well  is  drilled  carefully  into  the  top  of  the  producing  zone,  the 
production  can  be  kept  free  from  water.  A  number  of  2d  Zone  wells 
that  made  water  after  being  drilled  in  were  plugged  up  with  cement 
from  bottom.  In  these  cases  the  amount  of  water  usually  decreased, 
as  did  the  oil  also.  In  cases  where  the  water  is  completely  plugged 
off,  the  remaining  oil  production  undoubtedly  comes  from  the  "Big 
Brown"  shales  which  lie  above  the  oil  reservoir  of  fractured  shales. 

Practically  all  of  the  2d  Zone  wells  in  the  Santa  ]\Iaria  Field 
show  the  presence  of  water.  There  are  a  number  of  wells,  of  course, 
in  which  the  percentage  of  water  is  not  high.  The  water  percentage, 
in  fluid  produced,  in  others  runs  as  high  as  ninety.  The  2d  Zone  water 
is  salty.  The  wells  in  the  southwestern  quarter  of  the  field  show  the 
most  water.  Those  2d  Zone  wells  of  the  Union  and  Western  Union 
oil  companies,  Avhich  are  east  or  southeast  of  the  synclinal  trough — 
shown  on  our  recent  underground  contour  map  of  the  2d  Oil  Zone 
as  running  northerly  from  Western  Union  well  Xo.  49  to  Coblentz 
Avell  No.  2 — show  a  lesser  tendency  toward  2d  Zone  Avater  trouble. 
There  is  an  exception  to  this  in  a  group  of  wells  near  Western  Union 
well  No.  56.  This  is  probably  a  local  condition  and  wnll  be  discussed 
under  the  sub.ject  "Group  A." 

It  has  already  been  stated  that  a  number  of  2d  Zone  wells  have  been 
plugged  at  the  bottom.  This  was  on  the  theory  that  the  water  lies  in  a 
stratum  at  the  bottom  of  the  2d  Oil  Zone.     The  following  data  taken 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  199 

from  various  logs  of  wells  are  the  only  available  ehies  as  to  the  |>ossil)le 
position  of  the  2d  Oil  Zone  water: 

Folsom  Xo.  2  shows  'Svater  sancU'  from  2810  to  2813  ft.  at  the 
bottom  of  the  2d  Zone  oil  sands. 

Fox  No.  5  shows  "water  sand"  from  3090  to  3100  ft.  at  the  bottom 
of  2d  Zone  oil  sands. 

Hartnell  No.  2  shows  "water  sand"  from  306.5  to  3106  ft.  at  the 
l)ottom  of  1230  ft.  of  brown  shale  of  2d  Oil  Zone. 

Ilobbs  No.  1  shows  "water  sand"  from  2825  to  2830  ft.  at  top  of 
•'d  Oil  Zone  under  125  ft.  of  bine  sandy  shale. 

Sqnires  No.  5  shows  oil  and  water  in  brown  -shale  at  2723  ft.  at  the 
top  of  the  2d  Oil  Zone. 

Brookshire  No.  7  shows  water  at  2988  ft.  in  bottom  of  2d  Oil  Zone. 

New  Pennsylvania  No.  7  shows  water  at  3045  ft.  to  3050  ft.  at  bottom 
of  2d  Zone  brown  shale. 

Certain    Graciosa    Wells    Log    "Sand    and    Pebbles"    at    the    Bottom    of    the 

Second    Zone. 

(This  might  be  a  water  stratum.) 

Graciosa  No.  2,  2861  to  2906  sand  and  pebbles  (oil  sand). 

Graciosa  No.  3.  2815  to  2870  coarse  sand  and  pebbles. 

Graciosa  No.  4.  3068  to  3106  coarse  sand  and  pebbles. 

Graciosa  No.  6,  3140  to  3204  oil  sand  and  pebbles. 

Graciosa  No.  7,  3308  to  3330  oil  sand  and  pebbles. 

The  log  of  Harris  No.  1  of  the  Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  shows  that 
at  3265  ft.  the  well  pumped  99  per  cent  water.  This  was  in  brown 
flinty  shale  400  ft.  below  top  of  the  "Big  Brown"  of  the  2d  Oil  Zone. 

The  theory  of  these  Graciosa  "sands  and  pebbles"  being  the  water 
strata  i.s  supported  by  the  fact  that  in  a  number  of  Rice  Ranch  wells 
certain  strata  are  logged  as  gravel  while  in  other  Rice  Ranch  Avells 
strata  correspondingly  similar  as  to  depth  are  logged  as  water.  The 
following  are  extracts  from  these  Rice  Ranch  logs: 


^k  Undoubtedly  the  strata  referred  to  in  the  Graciosa  and  Rice  Ranch 
^^Kgs  as  "gravel"  or  "pebbles"  were  encountered  by  other  companies 

but  were  logged  differently. 

There  are  a  number  of  wells  in  the  Santa  ]Maria  FieUl  which,  because 

of  their  distance  from  other  wells  or  because  they  are  the  only  ones, 


Rice  Ranch  No.  1  shows  "gravel"  2860  to  2870  ft.     (Bottom  of  2d  Zone.) 
Rice  Ranch  No.  2  shows  "gravel"  2940  to  2954  ft.      (Bottom  2d  Zone.) 
Rice  Ranch  No.  7  shows  "water"  at  3325  ft.      (Bottom  2d  Zone.) 
Rice  Ranch  No.  S  shows  "gravel"  at  310.")  to  3170  ft.     (Bottom  2d  Zone.) 
Rice  Ranch  No.  9  shows  "water"  at  3.304  ft.     (Bottom  2d  Zone.) 
Rice  Ranch  No.  10     shows  "water"  at  3395  ft.     (Bottom  2d  Zone.) 
Rice  Ranch  No.  11  shows  "gravel"  at  2914  to  2917  ft.     (Top  3d  Zone.) 
Rice  Ranch  No.  12  shows  "water"  at  3040  ft. 


200  STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

in  certain  groups,  making  a  considerable  amount  of  water,  could  be 
treated  as  isolated  eases.  In  the  isolated  eases  thorough  examinations 
should  be  made  to  determine  the  condition  of  casings.  It  is  probable 
that  in  some  of  these  cases  there  is  defective  casing  or  cementing  jo])s 
have  not  held.  Possibly,  in  some  of  the  3d  Zone  cases,  the  fini.shing 
string  was  not  carried  deep  enough  to  seal  oft"  all  2d  Zone  water 
before  landing. 

Group  Cases. 

There  are  several  places  in  the  Santa  Maria  Field  where  excessive 
water  shows  in  wells  which  can  be  grouped  together.  (The  identity 
of  the  wells  in  the  following  groups  will  be  given,  upon  application,  to 
the  companies  directly  interested.) 

Group  A. — Five  Avells  in  north  central  portion  of  the  Western  Union 
Oil  Company  property. 

It  would  seem  probable  that  one  of  the  wells  within  the  group  is 
responsible  for  the  water  trouble.  It  may  be  possible  that  the  aban- 
doned well  within  this  group  is  the  source  of  excessive  water.  The 
wells  all  produce  from  the  2d  Oil  Zone.  They  are  on  the  southerly 
slope  of  the  Western  Union  dome  as  shown  on  the  underground  contour 
map  of  this  2d  Zone  and  normally  would  not  be  expected  to  be  water 
wells.  This  Group  A  is  one  in  which  dye  tests  could  be  made  to  good 
advantage. 

Group  B. — Four  line  wells  on  Western  Union  Oil  Company  and 
Union  Oil  Company  (Newlove)  properties  near  northwest  corner  of 
Western  Union  Oil  Company  property. 

The  four  wells  in  Group  B  all  produce  from  the  2d  Oil  Zone.  The 
underground  contour  map  shows  that  these~wells  are  drilled  into  the 
sharp  synclinal  fold  which  runs  from  this  group  ip  a  northerly  direc- 
tion through  the  property  known  as  the  Coblentz.  It  is  quite  probable 
that  the  water  trouble  in  these  wells  is  a  natural  one,  due  to  the 
synclinal  structure.  Before  this  idea  is  accepted  it  would  be  Avell  to 
subject  these  wells  to  a  series  of  dye  tests. 

Group  C. — This  group  includes  an  area  extending  from  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  Western  Union  Oil  Company  property  westerly 
along  boundary  line  between  Union  Oil  Company  (Newlove)  and 
Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  (Graciosa)  properties. 

The  fifteen  wells  which  have  been  included  in  Group  C  all  i)roduce 
from  the  2d  Oil  Zone.  Two  of  these  wells,  Union  No.  5  and  Union 
No.  17,  are  to  be  deepened  into  the  3d  Oil  Zone. 

This  group  includes  the  present  producers  of  the  Graciosa  lease, 
formerly  the  property  of  the  Producing  and  Refining  Oil  Company. 

The  2d  Zone  contour  map  shows  that  these  \vells  lie  on  the  contours 
which  run  into  the  synclinal  fold  already  mentioned  in  the  discussion 
of   Group   B.     It   is   claimed,    for   example,   that   the    Graciosa   wells 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  201 

wlu'u  first  drilled  were  fjood  clean  producers.  Soiue  of  tlieiii  were 
shut  in  shortly  after  heingj  completed  and  when  they  were  put  on  the 
beam  a,ii:ain  tliey  pumped  water.  It  is  stated  tliat  those  "down  the 
dip"  went  to  water  first.  It  might  he  that  the  synclinal  fold  previously 
mentioned  is  a  water  reservoir  and  that,  as  the  oil  was  drawn  from 
the  2d  Zone,  the  water  in  this  reservoir  moved  out  to  take  its  place. 

Water  infiltration  in  this  group  seems  to  be  general.  It  is  probable 
tiiat  the  only  remedy  here  is  to  deepen  into  the  3d  Zone,  ])eing  careful 
to  carry  deepening  string  of  casing  far  enough  below  the  2d  Oil  Zone 
to  cement  off  all  water.  It  is  probable  that  the  3d  Oil  Zone  sands 
could  be  reached  in  these  wells  at  depths  varying  from  3200  to  3700 
feet.  This  excepts  Graciosa  No.  17  which  probably  would  have  to  be 
drilled  to  4200  feet  for  3d  Zone  production. 

Of  course  it  is  possible  that  a  water  condition,  similar  condition  to 
that  now  exi.sting  in  the  2d  Oil  Zone,  might  be  found  in  the  3d  Zone, 
hut  the  campaign  of  deepening  which  already  has  been  carried  up  to 
the  border  of  this  group  proves  the  developed  conditions  to  be  to  the 
contrary.  ITnion  Oil  Company  well  No.  12  (Newlove)  is  1000  feet 
north  of  the  nearest  well  in  this  group.  This  well  when  deepened 
into  the  3d  Zone  came  in  at  the  rate  of  2400  barrels  per  day,  clean  oil. 

Grnup  D. — Includes  all  of  the  wells  of  the  Union  Oil  Company 
llseolle  and  Squires  properties  and  also  several  line  wells  of  the  Pinal 
Dome  Oil  Company  (Pinal)  property,  adjoining. 

In  Group  D  there  are  6  wells  deepened  into  the  3d  Oil  Zone  and 
If)  wells  are  drilled  only  to  the  2d  Oil  Zone.  The  condition  here 
-^icms  to  be  similar  to  that  in  Group  C.  One  former  big  i)roducer  in 
this  group  is  now  a  water  well.  Although  nearly  all'the  wells  in  this 
uroup  show  high  percentage  of  water,  they  are  at  considei-able  dis- 
tances from  each  other.  This  would  lead  one  to  think  that  the  water 
trouble  is  more  of  the  edge-water  nature  tiian  that  due  to  faulty 
conditions  in  one  or  more  wells. 

Group  E. — Includes  5  wells  of  the  Piiud  l)()m(^  Oil  Company  prop- 
erty (Pinal)  and  extends  aei'oss  the  southern  portion  of  the  Cnion 
Oil  Company  ju-operties  (Fox  and  ITobbs)  and  includes  the  north- 
western ])ortion  of  the  PiiuU  Dome  Oil  Company  ("A")  property 
and  3  wells  of  the  Union  Oil  C'ompany  (llobbs)  ))i"op(M't\-  north  of  the 
north  line  of  Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  ("A"). 

In  Group  K  there  are  three  wells  in  the  2d  Oil  Zone  and  nine  wells 
di'illed  into  the  3d  Oil  Zone.  There  are  several  wells  in  this  group 
which  pi'csent  a  condition  which  seems  to  be  peculiar  to  this  pai't  of 
the  field.  The  surface  watei-s  here  lie  at  the  base  oi"  what  is  called 
"red  rock."  This  "red.i-ock"  is  burned  shale.  Sometimes  it  is  more 
nearly  black  than  i-ed.  It  was  produced  by  the  cond)ustion  of  its 
hydrocarbon  content.     Probably  because  of  certain  chemicals   leached 


202  STATE   OIIj    and    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

from  tliesc  burnt  shales  this  water  is  highly'  corrosive.  In  seven 
Avells  ill  this  group  tlie  two  upper  strings  of  casing  were  corroded  and 
eaten  through.  One  of  the  wells,  Ilobbs  No.  3,  was  abandoned  because 
of  this.  In  all  of  the  affected  wells  repairs  were  difficult  to  make.  It 
is  possible  that  other  wells  in  this  group  are  thus  affected  at  present. 
This  same  condition  may  exist  in  other  parts  of  the  field,  although 
with  a  slower  rate  of  corrosion. 

The  following  is  a  brief  account  of  the  surface  water  difficulty  in 
this  group : 

In  the  Pinal  Dome  A-2  top  water  ate  through  12i"  and  10"  casings 
in  February,  1912.  This  hole  was  started  in  September,  1906.  The 
two  strings  of  easing  lasted  about  5-|-  years. 

In  Pinal  Dome  A-3  top  water  ate  through  12^"  and  10"  casings  in 
April,  1914.  The  drilling  of  this  hole  Avas  started  May  23,  1907. 
These  two  strings  lasted  about  6^  years. 

In  Ilobbs  No.  2  surface  water  ate  through  12|"  and  10"  casings  in 
June,  1910.  Started  drilling  this  hole  July  23,  1904.  Well  cemented 
for  casing  trouble  July  24,  1910.  These  two  strings  lasted  about 
6  years. 

In  Ilobbs  No.  3  surface  water  ate  through  12|"  and  10"  casings 
October  19,  1912.  This  well  was  completed  May  20,  1905.  These  two 
strings  lasted  about  7  years.  After  attempts  to  repair  this  hole  it  was 
abandoned  with  440  sacks  of  cement  in  May,  1913. 

In  Hobbs  No.  4  surface  water  ate  through  12'i"  and  10"  casing  in 
latter  part  of  1910.  This  well  was  completed  July  31,  1905.  The  two 
strings  of  casing  lasted  about  5  years. 

In  the  above  cases  the  average  life  of  two  strings  of  casing  was  about 
C  years.  Of  course  this  is  a  peculiar  occurrence  but  it  raises  the 
question  as  to  what  is  the  condition  of  some  of  the  surface  strings  of 
easing  in  the  Santa  Maria  Field  that  have  been  in  the  ground  ten 
years  or  more.  Several  operators  have  been  questioned  on  this  subject 
but  none  of  them  know  of  any  casings  similarly  affected  outside  of  this 
group  of  wells. 

Group  F. — Two  offset  wells  on  Hobbs-Fox  boundary  line  of  the 
Union  Oil  Company  of  California. 

This  group  is  another  case  in  which  dye  tests  might  show  cause  of 
water  infiltration.  One  of  these  wells  is  drilled  into  the  2d  Oil  Zone, 
the  other  into  the  3d  Oil  Zone. 

Group  G. — Several  wells  on  the  Brookshire  Oil  Company  property. 

The  same  remarks  apply  as  to  Group  F.  The  neighboring  wells  to 
the  west  are  among  the  cleanest  and  best  producers  in  the  Santa  JMaria 
Field.  One  of  the  wells  in  Group  G  is  in  the  2d  Oil  Zone,  the  other 
is  in  the  3d  Oil  Zone. 


FIRST    ANNUAL   REPORT.  203 

Group  H. — Six  wells  in  area  surroiiiuling  fommon  corner  of  Union 
[11  Company    (Folsom  and  Squires)    properties  and   Pinal   Dome  Oil 
)mpany   (Pinal)  property. 

The  wells  in  Group  H  are  all  in  the  2d  Oil  Zone.  It  is  prohaljle 
lat  there  is  a  complication  of  water  troubles  in  the  wells  of  this 
roup.  Their  nature  could  be  determined  only  by  a  series  of  dye 
5ts  and  examination  of  casings. 

Group  I. — Two  off-set  wells  along  north-south  l)oundary  line  between 
I'inal  Dome  Oil  Company  "P"  and  "A"  properties. 

The  two  wells  in  Group  I  should  be  tested  with  dyes  and  packers  for 
f-asing  troubles. 

First    Oil   Zone    Production. 

Tliere  are  11  wells  of  tlie  Western  I'uion  Oil  Company  drilled  to 
ilepths  averaging  about  1600  feet.  The  production  from  these  wells 
is  small.  It  comes  from  brown  shales  of  what  is  known  as  the  1st  Oil 
Zone.     The  production  is  free  from  water. 

The  following  are  these  1st  Oil  Zone  wells: 

Western  Union  Oil  Company's  wells  Nos.  4,  6,  7,  8,  !),  10,  11,  12,  15, 
17  and  IP. 

There  are  a  number  of  wells  in  the  Santa  ^Nlaria  Field  which  are 
I  erforated  for  this  1st  Zone  production  but  are  drilled  down  into  the 
2d  or  3d  Oil  Zones.  These  Western  Union  wells  are  the  only  pro- 
ducing wells  not  drilled  deeper  than  the  1st  Oil  Zone.  It  seems  evident 
that  none  of  the.se  wells  have  been  affected  by  top  water. 

CAT  CANON   FIELD. 

The  principal  top  water  sand  in  the  Cat  Cafion  Field  is  a  continuous 
-tratum  covering  the  whole  area  and  lying  almost  flat.  This  stratum 
lies  about  150  to  200  feet  above  the  sea  level.  Occasionally  there  is  a 
water  showing  logged  at  a  depth  of  800  to  1200  feet.  The  water  situa- 
tion in  Cat  Cafion  is  not  alarming. 

The  oil  production  comes  from  real  sands  at  depths  varying  from 
2400  feet,  at  the  top  of  the  anticline,  to  3100  feet  on  the  north  flank. 
A  lunnber  of  wells  liave  been  drilled  into  bottom  water  Ix'low  these 
Minds.  The  bottom  water  does  not  offer  the  difficulty,  however,  that 
1lie  Zone  water  does  in  the  old  field.  In  most  cases  it  has  been  pluirired 
successfully. 

It  is  claimed  that  some  of  the  wells  in  the  north  end  of  tlie  (at 
('anon  Field  are  gradually  going  to  water  in  succession,  "Up  the  dip." 
This  would  seem  to  be  an  edge  water  proposition.  It  is  pr(»l)al»le, 
however,  that  some  one  of  several  of  the  abandoned  well.s  in  this  area 
is  the  offender. 

In  the  group  of  wells  lying  around  the  coiiiniitii  corner  of  Sec- 
tions 29,  30.  31  and  32  in  T.  0  X.,  R.  32  W.,  several  .strata  of  top  water 


204  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

Avere  encountered.  These  Avater  sands  are  all  logged  at  a  depth  of  less 
than  1200  feet.  Cross  sections  made  through  wells  in  this  group  do  not 
sliow  any  plausible  relation  between  the  top  water  sands  logged  in 
various  wells.  This  necessitates  careful  prospecting  with  cable  tools. 
About  H  miles  south  of  the  southwest  corner  of  Section  25,  9-33  the 
Union  Oil  Company  well,  Bell  No.  7,  was  drilled  into  bottom  water. 
This  bottom  water  was  plugged  successfully.  The  well  is  now  pro- 
ducing a  clean  16-gravity  oil. 

LOMPOC    FIELD. 

The  water  conditions  in  the  Lompoc  Field  are  very  similar  to  those 
in  the  Santa  ]Maria  Field.  The  usual  method  used  to  overcome  water 
trouble  has  been  to  cement  the  well  up  from  bottom;  cementing  and 
testing,  up  the  hole,  until  the  Avater  is  gotten  rid  of.  It  seems  prob- 
able that  the  water  here  lies  in  sands  right  at  the  contact  between 
Vaqueros  and  Monterey.  In  some  of  the  wells  there  is  a  small  showing 
of  top  water  at  shallow  depths  and  some  of  the  logs  show  water  in 
shales  at  a  depth  of  1200  to  1600  feet. 

From  the  record  of  wells  drilled  by  the  Union  Oil  Company,  in  this 
field  it  Avould  seem  that  the  proper  procedure  Avould  be  to  stop  drilling 
as  soon  as  the  bit  covers  itself  in  the  producing  sands.  Wherever 
drilling  has  gone  forward  through  the  sands  it  has  been  necessary  to 
plug  up  the  hole  with  cement  to  shut  off  water. 

The  Pacific  Oil  Fields,  Ltd.,  on  Sections  31  and  28  in  T.  8  N.. 
R.  34  W.,  is  now  abandoning  all  seven  of  the  wells  of  this  property. 
This  work  is  being  done  under  the  direction  of  this  department  and 
in  a  manner  satisfactory  to  the  neighbors  of  the  Pacific  Oil  Fields, 
Ltd.,  the  Union  Oil  Company  and  the  Orcutt  Oil  Company. 

CASMALIA    FIELD. 

Operations  in  the  Casmalia  Field  are  being  conducted  by  the  Cas- 
malia  Syndicate,  the  Pinal  Dome  Oil  Company  and  the  Staiulard  Oil 
Company. 

A  top  Avater  at  depth  of  35  feet  is  the  only  one  logged  to  date.  The 
production  in  the  Casmalia  Syndicate  area  comes  from  a  depth  of 
1800  to  2000  feet. 

ARROYO   GRANDE   FIELD. 

There  has  been  rencAved  activity,  of  late,  in  the  Arroyo  Grande 
Field — l)etAveen  Pismo  and  Edna.  Two  of  the  older  properties  haA'e 
gone  into  ncAv  hands.  Oil  wells  are  being  tried  for  production  and  ncAv 
AA^ells  drilled.  The  ])roduction  from  this  area  during  the  past  year  AA'as 
small. 


FIRST   ANNUAL    REPORT.  205 

Water  Conditions. 

It  is  claimed  that  some  of  tlie  older  wells  in  this  field  have  water 
mble.     Information  thus  far  received  has  been  conflicting. 
In  a  new  well  recently  drilled  on  the  Hickmore  tract  surface  water 
is  shut  off  with  a  57-foot  string  of  12^"  casing  and  the  well  was  then 
lished  into  producing  sands  at  800  feet,  without  further  indications 

water. 
'The  nature  of  the  formations  in  the  Arroyo  Grande  Field,  that  is, 
16  absence  of  thick  beds  of  shale  and  clay,  requires  careful  planning 
order  to  find  suitable  formation   for  water  shut   off  before  going 
ito  the  oil. 

One  company  in  this  field  planned  on  lauding  a  string  of  10"  casing 
jefore  going  into  the  oil  sand.  No  suitable  landing  place,  in  fact, 
lothing  but  sand  was  encountered.  Fortunately  the  watcn*  had  been 
shut  off  before  the  10-inch  was  started. 

BITUMINOUS    MONTEREY    SHALES   OF   THE   SANTA    MARIA    DISTRICT. 
Purpose  of  this  Paper. 

In  studying  the  logs  of  oil  wells  drilled  in  the  Santa  JNIaria  District 
and  from  conversations  with  many  i)ers()ns  engaged  in  the  work  of 
(liilling  oil  wells  and  recording  the  logs  thereof,  it  was  noticed  that 
the  ^Monterey  formations  drilled  through  were  classified  mostly  as 
"l)lue"  or  "brown"  shales  with  occasional  intcrbedded  layers  of 
sliell.  By  means  of  a  series  of  geologic  cross-sections,  drawn  from 
llie  logs  of  wells,  an  attempt  was  nuide  to  correlate  these  "blue"  and 
"brown"  shales  and  determine,  if  possible,  their  relation  to  the  oil 
zones.  The  results  of  this  work  give  a  very  good  idea  of  the  general 
structure  of  the  Monterey  shales  and  the  relative  positions  of  the 
Mtuminous  lirown  shales. 

The  conditions  revealed  are,  in  some  instances,  considerably  at 
variance  with  data  given  in  early  reports  on  the  Santa  ]\Iaria  Dis- 
liict.  This  is  due,  no  dou])t,  to  scarcity  of  data  on  underground  eondi- 
lions  at  the  time  these  earlier  reports  were  made.  The  chief  record 
used  by  the  writer  in  the  study  of  underground  conditions  of  this 
district  has  been  that  of  the  dritl.  It  is  this  same  instrument  which 
i:ltimately  proves  or  disproves  the  theories  of  geologists  and  engineers 
relative  to  the  occurrence  of  economic  quantities  of  petroleum.  Tiiere 
have  been  several  admirable  reports  written  which  give  a  detailed 
study  of  the  geography,  topography,  geology,  paleontology,  etc.,  of 
the  Santa  Maria  Di.strict,  and  it  is  not  the  purpose  of  this  paper  to 
attempt  an  elaboration  upim  any  of  these  subjects  but  to  oft'er  addi- 
tioiud  clues  as  to  \\\o  probable  position  of  petrolifi-rous  strata. 


206  STATE   OIL   AND   GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

Geologic    Formations. 

Before  discussing  the  above-mentioned  results  it  might  be  well  tc 
give  a  brief  description  of  the  three  geologic  formations  intimate!;] 
associated  with  petroleum  in  tlie  Santa  Maria  District,  namel,y:  (1)  the 
Vaqueros,  Sespe  and  Tejon,  undifferentiated  (Eocene-Miocene)  ;\ 
(2)  Monterey  (middle  Miocene)  ;  (3)  Fernando  (Miocene-Pliocene- 
Pleistoeene). 

(1)  The  Vaqueros  is  composed  principally  of  sandstones,  shales  and 
limestones.  The  whole  formation  is  said  to  be  over  five  thousand  feet 
thick.  The  gray  sands  of  the  Vaqueros,  interbedded  with  gray  and 
blue  shalas,  just  a  few  hundred  feet  below  the  contact  with  the  base 
of  the  Monterey,  form  a  reservoir  for  petroleum.  This  is  known  as 
the  Third  Oil  Zone  in  the  Santa  Maria  Field. 

(2)  The  Monterey  is  composed  of  shalas  and  rare  lean  strata  of 
sand,  varying  from  those  of  a  siliceous  flinty  nature,  predominating 
in  the  lower  portion  of  the  series,  through  sandy-brown  and  blue 
shales  to  the  soft  chalk-like  diatomaceous  shales  of  the  upper  Monterey. 
The  entire  series  is  between  5500  and  6000  feet  in  thickness.  Petro- 
leum has  been  stored  in  the  fractured  flint}^  shales  at  the  base  of  the 
Monterey,  in  contact  with  the  Vaqueros.  This  position  is  known  as 
the  Second  Oil  Zone  in  the  Santa  Maria  Field.  The  First  Oil  Zone, 
in  the  Santa  Maria  Field,  lies  about  1000  feet  above  the  Second  Oil 
Zone.  It  is  from  the  First  Oil  Zone  that  the  oil  seepages  and  asphal- 
tum  deposits  of  the  Santa  Maria  dome  originate. 

(3)  The  Fernando  overlies  the  Monterey  throughout  a  large  portion 
of  the  Santa  Maria  District.  This  formation  is  composed  of  sand, 
conglomerates,  clay  and  shale.  The  Fernando  lies  unconformably 
upon  the  Monterey.  The  sand,  clay  and  gravel  of  the  newer  portion 
of  the  Fernando  lie,  in  gentle  dips,  unconformably  upon  the  conglom- 
erate and  shale  of  the  older  Fernando.  The  dips  of  the  latter  conform 
more  nearly  to  those  of  the  Monterey.  However,  the  writer  has 
observed  contacts  where  the  Fernando  conglomerates  lay  in  a  gently 
dipping  position  upon  almost  vertical  Monterey  shales.  Only  in  a 
broad  sense  are  the  dips  of  the  Fernando  indicators  of  the  position 
of  the  underlying  Monterey.  In  some  parts  of  the  Cat  Caiion  Field, 
and  elsewhere,  the  Fernando  formation  has  offered  reservoirs  in  its 
loosely  formed  sand  strata  for  petroleum  accumiilation.  AVherevec 
found,  this  oil  is  of  a  heavy  Baume  gravity  and,  because  of  this  and 
the  unconsolidated  nature  of  the  formations,  presents  considerable 
resistance  to  economic  production. 


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FIRST   ANNUAL    REPORT.  207 

General    Characteristics   of    Blue   and    Brown    Shales. 

number  of  samples  of  blue  and  brown  shale,  taken  from  drilling 
'ells  and  outcrops,  were  examined  to  determine  what  are  tlieir  dif- 
irences  in  composition  and  i)hysic'al  characteristics. 
The  blue  shale,  especially  in  that  part  of  the  series  between  the 
'irst  and  Second  Oil  Zones  of  the  Santa  ^Maria  Field — known  as  the 
■'Big  Blue" — are  very  fine  grained,  compact  and  free  from  grit. 
These  shales,  under  the  microscope,  show  a  great  uniformity  in  texture 
and  appear  to  lie  the  result  of  sedimentation  of  volcanic  ash  or  very 
finely  divided  erosive  material  of  igneous  origin.  Samples  of  blue 
shale  were  examined  under  a  high  power  microscope  and  no  evidence 
could  be  found  of  the  remains  of  diatoms  or  other  minute  organisms. 
There  are  undoubtedly  diatomaeeous  strata  in  the  ^Monterey  which  in 
drilling  would  be  logged  as  blue  shale  but  the  samples  examined  show 
that  the  Monterej'  can  not  be  classified  throughout  the  series  as  entirely 
organic. 

The  brown  shales  are  almost  invariably  bituminous,  varying  fi'om  a 
trace  up  to  the  point  of  yielding  petroleum  in  producing  cpiantities. 
It  is  hardly  necessary  to  say  that  the  bituminous  material  gives  them 
the  brown  color.  The  brown  shal&s  are  usually  more  porous  than  the 
blue  shales.  The  stratum,  kuoAvn  in  the  Santa  IMaria  Field  as  the 
"Big  Brown,"  which  lies  just  above  and  grades  into  the  2d  Oil  Zone 
and  is  immediately  under  the  "Big  Blue,"  mentioned  above,  changes 
from  a  verj'  compact  shale  at  the  top  into  a  sandy  shale  and  finally 
into  the  flinty  "sand"  of  the  2d  Oil  Zone.  The  "Big  Brown"  is 
much  easier  to  drill  than  the  "Big  Blue."  Several  drillers  have  stated 
that  the  drilling  conditions  are  so  different  that  it  is  possible  to  tell, 
with  cable  tools,  when  the  drill  enters  the  brown  shale  without  "pulling 
out." 

Cross    Sections. 

One  of  the  series  of  geologic  cross  sections  mentioned  in  the  opening 
paragraph  of  this  paper  is  herewith  shown.  (Fig.  20.)  For  the  pur- 
pose of  these  cross  sections  only  the  brown  shales  are  shown  in  hachure. 
The  brown  and  blue  shales  predominate.  The  shales  of  other  color  or 
designation  are  of  little  importance  in  an  extended  correlation.  This 
cross  section  runs  along  the  nortiiern  boundary  line  of  the  Newlove 
lease  of  the  Union  Oil  Company  of  California.  Data  are  taken  from 
the  logs  of  line  wells  of  the  Escolle,  Squires,  Folsom  and  Newlove 
leases  of  the  Union  Oil  Company  of  California,  the  Rice  Rancli  Oil 
Company,  the  New  Pennsylvania  Petroleum  Company  and  Cobleii/  Oil 
Company. 

Xear  the  surface,  that  portion  of  the  cross  section,  shown  as  sand 
1  and  clay,  practically  defines  tlie  Ihickne.ss  of  the  Fernando  formation 


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FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  207 

General    Characteristics  of   Blue   and    Brown   Shales. 


A  number  of  samples  of  blue  and  brown  shale,  taken  from  drilling 

ells  and  outcrops,  Avere  examined  to  determine  what  are  their  dif- 

rences  in  composition  and  physical  characteristics. 
i  The  blue  shale,  especially  in  that  part  of  the  series  between  the 
iFirst  and  Second  Oil  Zones  of  the  Santa  Maria  Field — known  as  the 
•'Big  Blue" — are  very  fine  grained,  compact  and  free  from  grit. 
These  shales,  under  the  microscope,  show  a  great  uniformity  in  texture 
and  appear  to  be  the  result  of  sedimentation  of  volcanic  ash  or  very 
finely  divided  erosive  material  of  igneous  origin.  .Samples  of  blue 
shale  were  examined  under  a  high  power  microscope  and  no  evidence 
could  be  found  of  the  remains  of  diatoms  or  other  minute  organisms. 
There  are  undoubtedly  diatomaceous  strata  in  the  IMonterey  which  in 
drilling  would  be  logged  as  blue  shale  but  the  samples  examined  show 
that  the  Monterey  can  not  be  classified  throughout  the  series  as  entirely 
organic. 

The  brown  shales  are  almost  invariably  bituminous,  varying  from  a 
trace  up  to  the  point  of  yielding  petroleum  in  producing  quantities. 
It  is  hardly  necessary  to  say  that  the  bituminous  nuiterial  gives  them 
the  brown  color.  The  brown  shales  are  usually  more  porous  than  the 
blue  shales.  The  stratum,  known  in  the  Santa  Maria  Field  as  the 
"Big  Brown,"  which  lies  just  above  and  grades  into  the  2d  Oil  Zone 
and  is  immediately  under  the  "Big  Blue,"  mentioned  above,  changes 
from  a  very  compact  shale  at  the  top  into  a  sandy  shale  and  finally 
into  the  flinty  "sand"  of  the  2d  Oil  Zone.  The  "Big  Brown"  is 
much  easier  to  drill  than  the  "Big  Blue."  Several  drillers  have  stated 
that  the  drilling  conditions  are  so  different  that  it  is  possible  to  tell, 
with  cable  tools,  when  the  drill  enters  the  brown  shale  without  "pulling 
out." 

Cross   Sections. 

One  of  the  series  of  geologic  cross  sections  mentioned  in  the  opening 
paragraph  of  this  paper  is  herewith  shown.  (Fig.  20.)  For  the  pur- 
pose of  these  cross  sections  only  the  brown  shales  are  shown  in  hachure. 
The  brown  and  blue  shales  predominate.  The  shales  of  otiier  color  or 
designation  are  of  little  importance  in  an  extended  correlation.  This 
cross  section  runs  along  the  northern  boundary  line  of  the  Newlove 
leas(^  of  the  Union  Oil  Company  of  California.  Data  are  taken  from 
the  logs  of  line  wells  of  the  Escolle,  Stpiires,  Folsom  and  Newlove 
leases  of  the  Union  Oil  Company  of  California,  the  Kice  Ranch  Oil 
Company,  the  New  Pennsylvania  Petroleum  Company  and  CobhMiz  Oil 
Company. 

Near  the  surface,  that  portion  of  tlie  cross  section,  shown  as  .sand 
and  clay,  practically  defines  the  thickm'.ss  of  the  Fernando  foi-ination 


208  STATE  Oil.  AND  GAS  SUPERVISOR. 

in  the  Santa  INIaria  Field.     The  contact  of  Fernando  and  Monterey 
at  the  base  of  these  sandy  strata. 

The  first  principal  body  of  lirown  shale  ])elow  the  Monterey-Fernanc 
contact,  running  arch-like  across  the  section,  represents  the  First 
Zone.  It  is  from  these  shales  that  the  shallow  Western  Union  Oil  Com- 
pany wells,  farther  down  in  tlie  dip,  obtain  their  production.  It  can 
be  seen  from  this  cross  section  that  the  bodies  of  asphaltum,  encountered 
in  drilling  near  the  top  of  the  dome,  are  the  residual  component  of  the 
petroleum  once  confined  in  these  shales. 

Below  the  brown  shale  of  the  First  Oil  Zone  the  drill  enters  a  body 
of  blue  shale,  of  variable  thickness,  known  as  the  "Big  Blue."  The 
characteristics  of  this  Big  Blue  shale  are  given  elsewhere  in  this  paper. 

Underneath  this  body  of  blue  shale  is  the  ' '  Big  Brown ' '  of  the  Second 
Oil  Zone.  Within  this  "Big  Brown"  shale,  and  sometimes  at  the  base 
of  it,  are  shown  the  continuous  oil  strata  of  the  Second  Oil  Zone.  It  is 
probable  that  the  contact  between  Monterey  and  Vaqueros  formations 
is  close  to  the  bottom  of  these  fractured  flinty  oil  strata. 

The  oil  strata  shown  below  the  2d  zone  oil  formations  are  gray  oil 
sands  of  the  Vaqueros.  In  this  particular  cross  section  most  of  the  logs 
show  brown  shale  between  the  Second  and  Third  oil  zones.  However, 
in  a  number  of  the  wells  drilled  into  the  Third  Oil  Zone,  gray  shale 
instead  of  brown  shale  is  logged  between  the  two  oil  zones.  It  is  into 
these  third  zone  sands  that  deepening  is  giving  such  good  results. 

The  cross  sections  show  that  the  brown  shale.s  indicate  the  horizons  of 
petroliferous  saturation.  In  many  wells  oil  is  produced  from  these 
shales.  The  brown  shales  usually  are  firm  yet  porous.  A  well  will 
yield  production  from  several  hundred  feet  of  open  hole  without  caving. 
There  is  a  certain  amount  of  production  taken  from  the  blue  shales. 
This  oil  probably  has  migrated  from  the  main  zones,  through  fractures, 
into  crevices  in  the  blue  shale. 

Origin   of   Petroleum. 

It  is  possible  that  petroleum  originated  in  certain  portions  of  the 

brown  shales.     Some  of  the  samples  of  brown  shale  examined  were 

highly  diatomaceous  while  others  showed  very  little  evidence  of  organic 

remains.     The  sharp  flinty  shale.s  of  the  Second  Oil  Zone  in  the  Santa 

Maria  Field  seem  to  have  been  derived  from  the  intense  compression  of 

the  siliceous  skeletal  material  of  diatoms  and  other  organisms.     The 

petroleum  in  the  Second  Oil  Zone  may  be  very  close  to  its  place  of 

origin. 

Relation    of    Fernando    and    Monterey. 

Where  exposures  of  both  Monterey  and  Fernando  can  be  identified 
at  the  surface  the  well  cross  sections  in  these  localities  furnish  a  definite 
idea  of  the  continuation  and  relation  of  the  Monterey  and  Fernando 
strata  below  the  surface. 


Ideal  Oil  Co. 


Union  Oil  Co  of  Cal, 

(Bell    Lsasc) 


F/yure  21 
GEOLOGICAL    CROSS-SECTION 


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FLETCHER     HAMILTON.  Sf^fC  MineralOSiSt 

Depsriment   of    Petroleum  and  Gas 


Cat  Canon  Oil  Field 

Santa  Barbara  Co  Cal 

Sceie 


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FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  209 

The  Monterey  formations  in  tlie  Santa  Maria  Field  lie  in  dome 
structures.  This  has  been  demonstrated  by  an  underground  contour 
map — scale  of  one  inch  to  five  hundred  feet — of  the  Second  Oil  Zone, 
which  is  the  most  continuous  oil-holding  fornuition  in  the  Santa  ]\Iaria 
Field.  These  contours  show  at  least  two  principal  domes  with  corruga- 
tions or  short  anticlines  plunging  away  from  their  apices  in  various 
directions.  From  this  demonstration  it  would  be  reasonable  to  expect 
the  occurrence  of  dome  structures  in  the  ]\Ionterey  in  other  parts  of 
the  Santa  Maria  District. 

The  foldings  of  the  Fernando,  as  evidenced  from  surface  dips,  are 
more  regular  in  contour  and  do  not  conform  entirely  to  the  disposition 
of  the  i\Ionterey.  If  one  were  to  rely  entirely  upon  the  surface  evidence 
as  presented  by  Fernando,  it  would  be  concluded  that  the  Santa  Maria 
Dome  was  formed  by  an  anticline  plunging  in  opposite  directions  from 
.1  high  point  approximately  under  ]\Iount  Solomon.  As  a  matter  of 
fact,  in  so  far  as  the  position  of  the  ^Monterey  is  concerned,  Mount 
Solomon  has  no  connection  whatever  with  the  dome  structure.  At  best 
it  is  simply  a  topographic  feature  in  the  Fernando  and  a  mi.sleading 
one  to  the  oil  prospector. 

In  some  parts  of  the  Santa  Maria  Field  the  Fernando  attains  a  thick- 
ness of  over  six  hundred  feet.  In  the  Cat  Caiion  Field  the  Fernando 
is  much  thicker  and  at  no  place  is  the  ]\Ionterey  exposed.  A  compara- 
tive study  of  the  well  cross  sections  in  the  Santa  Maria  Field  and  the 
Cat  Canon  Field  shows  that  the  main  oil  reservoir  in  the  Cat  Canon 
]"ield  is  in  fine  sands  which  in  many  respects  are  similar  to  those  of  the 
\'aqueros  or  Third  Oil  Zone  in  the  Santa  ]\Iaria  Field.  These  are  true 
sands  and  entirely  different  from  the  material  of  the  Second  Oil  Zone 
in  the  Santa  Maria  Field. 

An  attempt  has  been  made  in  one  unpublished  cross  section  to  corre- 
late the  bituminous  shales  of  the  Santa  ]\Iaria  Field  with  those  of  the 
( 'at  Canon  Field.  According  to  this  section  it  would  seem  that  the 
upper  brown  shales  of  the  Cat  Caiion  Field  correspond  to  those  of  the 
Fir.st  Oil  Zone  in  the  Santa  :\Iaria  Field,  while  the  "Big  Blue"  and 
"Big  Brown"  of  the  Santa  Maria  Field  have  merged  rather  indefinitely 
into  the  blue  sliales  of  the  Cat  Caiion  Field  above  the  producing  sands. 
This  would  identify  these  sands  as  Vaqueros  rather  tlian  Fernando  as 
tliey  have  been  named  by  some  authorities.  It  is  (juite  po.ssible  that  this 
correlation  is  incorrect. 

The  importance  of  identifying  these  Cat  Canon  oil  formations  rests 
with  the  proposition  that  if  they  are  in  the  Fernando  the  prospector 
would  be  insured  considerable  anticlinal  continuity  and  could  venture 
to  greater  distances  from  proven  areas  than  would  be  possible — con- 
sidering the  dome  structures  of  th(>  Santa  INFaria  Field — if  the  oil 
formations  are  at  the  base  of  the  ^Monterey  or  in  the  Vaqueros,  lying 
more  or  less  conformably  under  the  IMonterey. 

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jL  first  annual  report.  209 

The  Monterey  formations  in  tlie  Santa  Maria  Field  lie  in  dome 
structures.  This  has  been  demonstrated  by  an  underground  contour 
map — scale  of  one  inch  to  five  hundred  feet — of  the  Second  Oil  Zone, 
which  is  the  most  continuous  oil-holding  formation  in  the  Santa  ^Maria 
Field.  These  contours  show  at  least  two  principal  domes  with  corruga- 
tions or  short  anticlines  plunging  away  from  their  apices  in  various 
directions.  From  this  demonstration  it  would  be  reasonable  to  expect 
the  occurrence  of  dome  structures  in  the  Monterey  in  other  parts  of 
the  Santa  Maria  District. 

The  foldings  of  the  Fernando,  as  evidenced  from  surface  dips,  are 
more  regular  in  contoiir  and  do  not  conform  entirely  to  the  disposition 
of  the  IMonterey.  If  one  were  to  rely  entirely  upon  the  surface  evidence 
as  presented  by  Fernando,  it  would  be  concluded  that  the  Santa  Maria 
Dome  was  formed  by  an  anticline  plunging  in  opposite  directions  from 
a  high  point  approximately  under  ]\Iount  Solomon.  As  a  matter  of 
fact,  in  so  far  as  the  position  of  the  Monterey  is  concerned.  Mount 
Solomon  has  no  connection  whatever  with  the  dome  structure.  At  best 
it  is  simply  a  topographic  feature  in  the  Fernando  and  a  misleading 
one  to  the  oil  prospector. 

In  some  parts  of  the  Santa  INIaria  Field  the  Fernando  attains  a  thick- 
ness of  over  six  hundred  feet.  In  the  Cat  Caiion  Field  the  Fernando 
is  much  thicker  and  at  no  place  is  the  Monterey  exposed.  A  compara- 
tive study  of  the  Avell  cross  sections  in  the  Santa  Maria  Field  and  the 
Cat  Caiion  Field  shows  that  the  main  oil  reservoir  in  the  Cat  Canon 
Field  is  in  fine  sands  which  in  many  respects  are  similar  to  those  of  the 
Vaqueros  or  Third  Oil  Zone  in  the  Santa  Maria  Field.  These  are  true 
sands  and  entirely  different  from  the  material  of  the  Second  Oil  Zone 
in  the  Santa  Maria  Field. 

An  attempt  has  been  made  in  one  unpublished  cross  section  to  corre- 
hite  the  bituminous  shales  of  the  Santa  Maria  Field  with  those  of  the 
r  Cat  Canon  Field.  According  to  this  section  it  would  seem  that  the 
upper  brown  shales  of  the  Cat  Canon  Field  correspond  to  those  of  the 
First  Oil  Zone  in  the  Santa  Maria  Field,  while  the  "Big  Blue"  and 
"Big  Brown"  of  the  Santa  Maria  Field  have  merged  rather  indefinitely 
into  the  blue  shales  of  the  Cat  Caiion  Field  above  the  producing  sands. 
This  would  identify  these  sands  as  Vaqueros  rather  than  Fernando  as 
they  have  been  named  by  some  authorities.  It  is  quite  possible  that  this 
correlation  is  incorrect. 

The  importance  of  identifying  the.se  Cat  Canon  oil  formations  rests 
with  tlie  proposition  that  if  they  are  in  the  Fernando  the  prospector 
would  be  insured  considerable  aniiclinal  continuity  and  could  venture 
to  greater  distances  from  proven  areas  than  would  be  possible — con- 
sidering the  dome  structures  of  the  Santa  ^faria  Field — if  the  oil 
formations  are  at  the  base  of  the  ^Monterey  or  in  the  Vaqueros,  lying 
mor(>  or  less  conformably  under  the  Monterey. 

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210  STATE    OIL   AND   GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

FUTURE  DEVELOPMENTS. 

There  are  large  areas  within  the  confines  of  the  present  proven 
tields  of  the  Santa  Maria  District  which  are  yet  to  be  drilled.  Explora- 
tion at  the  present  time  is  confined  to  deepening  and  a  moderate  amount 
of  drilling  in  areas  practically  unproved. 

Where  deepening  is  going  on  in  the  Santa  Maria  Field  the  wells  are 
being  carried  into  the  Third  Oil  Zone  in  the  Vaqueros  formation.  It  is 
possible  that  later  on  some  of  the  companies  operating  on  the  top  of 
the  dome  may  decide  to  drill  test  wells  even  deeper  than  the  sands 
being  entered  at  present.  In  general,  where  deepening  is  going  on, 
the  Second  Oil  Zone,  which  has  developed  a  large  amount  of  water,  is 
being  sealed  off  with  cement  and  a  clean  high-gravity  production  is 
being  gotten  from  the  gray  sands  of  the  Vaqueros. 

There  are  several  localities  in  the  Santa  Maria  District  which  are 
still  to  be  tested  with  deep  holes  efficiently  drilled  before  it  can  be  said 
that  they  are  barren  of  petroleum.  A  number  of  wild  cat  wells  drilled 
in  the  past  in  this  district  gave  only  passively  negative  results  because 
they  were  drilled  without  properly  testing  possible  oil  formations. 

Shale    Production. 

A  considerable  amount  of  production,  as  has  been  stated  already, 
comes  from  the  brown  shales  themselves.  This  is  especially  true  of 
what  is  known  as  the  ''Big  Brown"  in  the  Santa  Maria  Field.  One 
company  recently  deepened  a  shallow  First  Zone  well  and,  upon  enter- 
ing the  "Big  Brown,"  got  such  a  good  flow  of  high-gravity  oil  that  it 
was  decided  to  suspend  present  deepening  operations  and  produce  in 
this  well  from  the  brown  shale. 

In  many  cases  where  the  Second  Zone  production  has  gone  to  water 
the  bottom  of  the  well  has  been  filled  with  cement  for  quite  a  distance 
up  into  the  brown  shale  where  a  fairly  clean,  although  considerably 
diminished  production  could  be  gotten. 

Naturally  the  rate  of  flow  of  oil  from  these  shales  must  be  much 
slower  than  from  fractured  or  sandy  formations.  When  it  is  taken  into 
consideration  that  one  hundred  feet  of  hole  in  this  firm  shale  formation, 
from  six  to  eight  inches  in  diameter  will  give  roughly  from  one  hundred 
fifty  to  two  hundred  square  feet  of  filtering  surface,  which,  unlike  sand 
production,  as  the  oil  moves  in  toward  the  hub,  will  gradually  become 
clogged  with  small  particles  of  loose  material  tending  to  retard  percola- 
tion and  decrease  production,  it  would  seem  that  some  means  should  be 
tried  to  increase  the  open  areas  in  the  well  and  thereby  the  production. 


FIRST   ANNUAL    REPORT.  211 

Shooting   Shales. 

Several  companies  have  cousidered  dynamiting  these  oil-bearing 
shales  to  increase  the  production.  One  company  at  the  present  time 
is  dynamiting  the  "Big  Brown"  in  three  wells.  It  is  the  writer's 
opinion  that  it  is  an  experiment  well  worth  trying  and  may  prove  to 
be  the  means  of  reclaiming  a  large  amount  of  the  Second  Zone  oil, 
which  because  of  water,  is  being  sealed  off. 

If  this  experiment  proves  successful,  the  Second  Zone  proper,  contain- 
ing the  oil  and  water,  can  be  filled  from  the  bottom  up  into  the  brown 
shale  with  cement.  Then  at  a  safe  distance  above  the  cement  plug 
toi-pedoes  can  be  fired  which  will  fracture  the  brown  shales.  The  well 
can  then  be  cleared  out  and,  after  placing  a  screened  liner  which 
might  be  necessary,  tried  out  for  production. 

Second    Zone    Water. 

It  is  probable  that  water  originally  was  present,  down  the  dip,  in  the 
lower  strata  of  the  Second  Zone.  There  is  no  information  in  any  of 
the  logs  examined  that  definitely  distinguishes  separate  oil  and  water 
strata.    The  water  is  salty  and  is  produced  from  some  wells  in  emulsion. 


212  STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

SPECIAL  SUBJECTS. 

1.  Methods   of   Shutting    Off   Water. 

2.  Strength    of    Casing. 

3.  Failure    of    Derricks. 

4.  Gasoline    Plants   in   the    rviidway    Field. 

5.  Gasoline   Extraction  from   Natural   Gas  by  Absorption   Method. 

6.  Federal    Action. 

7.  Statistics    of    Oil    Production. 

8.  Prices   of   Crude   Oil. 

9.  Directory    of    Oil    Companies. 

METHODS  OF  SHUTTING  OFF  WATER. 

The  following  descriptions  and  statements  relative  to  methods  of 
shutting  off  water  are  written  by  several  members  of  the  bureau  staff, 
namely  K  B.  Moran,  M.  J.  Kirwan,  R.  D.  Bush  and  R.  P.  IMcLaughlin, 

In  most  of  the  oil  fields  water  is  found  in  the  formations  overlying 
the  oil  sands.  There  are  a  number  of  methods  in  use  for  excluding 
this  water  from  the  wells.  Local  conditions  must  be  taken  into  account 
in  the  choice  of  method  used  in  any  particular  case.  ShalloAV  wells  are 
often  successfully  handled  by  landing  the  casing  in  impervious  strata, 
but  in  deep  drilling  in  California  in  the  majority  of  cases  hydraulic 
cement  is  used. 

Formation  shutoff  is  the  term  applied  to  a  shutoff  where  casing  is 
landed  in  a  bed  of  shale  or  clay  without  using  cement  or  other  device 
to  plug  the  .space  between  the  casing  and  the  wall  of  the  hole.  IMuch 
depends  upon  the  kind  of  casing  shoe  which  is  used.  It  should  be  a 
plain  shoe  as  distinguished  from  the  notched  Baker  shoe,  and  from  the 
types  used  in  rotary  drilling.  A  shoe  14''  to  20"  in  length  is  usually 
used,  although  in  a  few  cases  in  deep  work  shoes  from  6"  to  20"  in 
length  have  been  tried.  It  is  important  not  to  have  the  largest  diameter 
of  the  shoe  at  the  bottom,  so  that  it  can  be  driven  tightlj^  into  the 
formation.  When  a  suitable  shale  or  clay  is  reached  where  it  is  desired 
to  land  the  water  string,  the  hole  is  drilled  ahead  with  a  smaller  sized 
bit  and  the  easing  is  driven  until  the  shoe  is  tight  in  the  formation.  This 
will  prevent  the  water  from  following  doAMi  the  outside  of  the  casing 
and  entering  the  well. 

At  the  first  departure  from  the  .simple  formation  shutoff,  clay  and 
chopped  rope  were  put  in  to  fill  and  seal  up  the  space  between  the  shoe 
and  the  wall.  A  practice  in  vogue  before  the  use  of  the  cement,  but  now 
obsolete,  was  to  make  a  landing  on  a  hard  lens  or  "shell,"  as  it  is 
usually  termed,  depending  on  a  bag  of  flax.seed  to  seal  up  the  space 
around  the  shoe.  The  hole  was  carefully  trued  up  and  cuttings 
removed,  then  the  seed  bag  was  lowered  into  the  hole  and  casing  landed 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  213 

on  it.  The  swelling  of  the  seed  upon  taking  np  water  was  depended  on 
to  hold  back  the  water  long  enough  to  allow  the  mud  to  settle  and  the 
formation  close  in  enough  to  make  a  permanent  job. 

Tamping  is  a  method  which  has  been  in  use  a  number  of  years  but 
which  now  has  but  few  followers.  A  complicated  expanding  packer  is 
put  on  to  the  oil  string  where  it  is  desired  to  make  a  shutoff.  This 
point,  however,  must  also  be  below  the  next  larger  string  of  pipe.  The 
packer  is  made  of  canvas  and  might  be  described  as  an  inverted 
umbrella.  Sand  and  pulverized  shale  is  then  run  in  between  the  casings 
by  means  of  a  stream  of  water.  The  outer  string  must  be  moved  up  and 
down  all  the  time,  both  for  the  purpose  of  keeping  the  material  intro- 
duced moving  down  to  the  bottom  of  the  hole  and  for  the  purpose  of 
tamping  it  tight  between  the  shoe.  As  the  space  below  fills  up,  the 
tamping  string  is  removed  joint  by  joint.  This  operation  takes  from 
three  to  six  weeks.  A  few  men  advocating  the  practice  claim  that  the 
casing  recovered  repays  the  labor  involved.  It  is  also  evident  that  by 
this  means,  a  string  of  casing  is  saved,  the  last  string  serving  as  both 
the  oil  and  water  string.  It  is  readily  seen  to  be  a  process  which  would 
only  be  applicable  in  drilling  where  formations  stand  up  sufficiently  to 
allow  the  removal  of  casing  at  will.  An  interesting  sidelight  on  condi- 
tions which  are  sometimes  encountered  is  given  by  tlie  statement  that 
70  cubic  yards  of  sand  were  used  in  filling  up  a  space  behind  a  single 
20"  length  of  8"  pipe. 

Hydraulic  cement  is  now  being  generally  used  in  California  for 
excluding  water  from  oil  sands.  What  is  called  the  "dump  bailer" 
method  is  the  simplest  in  use.  The  hole  is  first  trued  up  and  carefully 
cleared  of  cuttings  in  case  the  work  is  done  at  the  bottom  of  the  hole.  If 
the  hole  has  already  been  carried  below  the  shutoff  point  it  is  necessary 
to  put  H  bridge  in,  or  in  other  words,  a  falsi'  bottom  in  the  liole.  The 
casing  is  raised  oif  the  bottom.  Thirty  or  forty  sacks  of  cement,  mixed 
to  the  consistency  of  thin  gruel,  are  lowered  to  the  bottom  by  means  of 
the  dump  bailer.  The  casing  is  then  filled  with  water  to  the  top  and  a 
cap  screwed  on,  then  when  the  string  is  lowered  to  bottom,  the  cement 
is  forced  out  behind  the  easing.  Time  is  allowed  for  the  cement  to  set. 
after  which  any  that  has  l)een  left  in  the  hole  is  drilled  out.  If  the 
displacements  have  been  accurately  figured  this  will  leave  only  a  few 
feet  on  the  inside  of  the  casing  which  gives  little  or  no  trou])le  in  drill- 
ing out.  One  of  the  advantages  of  this  method  is  the  fact  that  where 
mud  has  been  used  in  drilling,  this  mud  can  be  left  l)ehind  the  casing. 
It  is  tlie  usual  practice  in  some  fields  to  put  in  a  few  l)arrels  of  clear 
water  in  advance  of  the  cement  so  as  to  give  it  a  better  cliancc  to  set 
without  being  mixed  too  much  with  mud.  In  experienced  hands  this 
method  has  scored  a  large  percentage  of  successful  shutoff s,  even  in 
deep  territory.     The  amount  of  cement  used  is  necessarily  limited  and 


214  STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


II 


consequently  the  method  is  applicable  only  to  eases  where  there  are  no 
large  cavities  to  be  filled,  such  as  often  occur  in  redrilling  or  other 
troubles  in  wells. 

The  pumping  in  of  cement  by  pressure  pumps  is  the  method  in  niost 
general  use.  For  this  purpose  complete  outfits  are  mounted  on  auto 
trucks  and  steam  connections  are  made  with  the  boiler  at  the  well. 
Two  pumps  are  generally  used.  The  work  is  generally  started  with  a 
pump  capable  of  delivering  a  pressure  of  300  to  400  lbs.  and  finished 
Avith  one  capable  of  700  to  800  lbs.  The  cement  is  mixed  in  a  portable 
mixing  trough.  Neat  cement  is  used  and  it  is  mixed  to  the  consistency 
of  thin  gruel. 

There  are  a  number  of  variations  as  to  the  details  of  the  method. 
In  all  cases  it  is  important  to  true  up  the  bottom  of  the  hole  and  remove 
the  cuttings.  The  casing  is  raised  a  few  feet  from  the  bottom,  while 
the  cement  is  being  pumped  and  then  it  is  lowered  to  position,  after 
the  cement  is  in  place.  Some  operators  circulate  water  prior  to  running 
in  the  cement  until  the  clear  water  comes  to  the  surface  outside  the 
casing.  Others  leave  as  much  circulated  mud  in  the  hole  as  possible, 
only  pumping  in  a  small  amount  of  clean  water  in  advance  of  the 
cement  in  order  to  prevent  the  mud  mixing  with  the  cement,  the  idea 
being  to  leave  this  mud  to  settle  around  the  casing  and  thus  prevent 
the  movement  of  waters  from  one  stratum  to  another. 

An  early  method,  now  little  used,  was  to  pump  cement  througli  tub- 
ing, a  packer  being  placed  at  the  bottom  of  the  casing,  to  prevent  the 
return  of  the  cement  between  the  tubing  and  the  casing.  An  improve- 
ment on  this  method,  now  extensivel}^  used,  is  to  pump  the  cement 
througli  tubing  which  passes  through  a  casing  head,  provided  with  a 
release  and  fitted  to  the  top  of  the  water  string.  The  tubing  is  lowered 
to  within  a  few  feet  of  the  casing  shoe,  the  distance  depending  on  the 
amount  of  cement  it  is  desired  to  leave  in  the  casing.  "Water  is  pumped 
in  to  get  circulation  outside  the  casing  and  then  the  casing  head  release 
is  opened  and  the  casing  pumped  full  of  water,  which  prevents  the 
cement  from  coming  up  between  the  tubing  and  the  casing  and  forces 
it  outside  the  casing,  when  the  release  is  closed.  After  the  cement  is 
in  and  displaced  from  the  tubing  with  water,  the  casing  is  lowered  in 
place  and  all  connections  closed  until  the  cement  has  taken  its  initial 
set,  to  prevent  a  possible  return  of  the  cement  around  the  shoe.  There 
are  two  methods  of  determining  when  the  cement  has  been  displaced 
from  the  tubing.  First,  to  calculate  the  capacity  of  the  tubing  and 
measure  the  required  amount  of  water;  and  second,  to  reduce  the 
diameter  of  the  lower  end  of  the  tubing  with  a  swedge  nipple.  A 
wooden  plug  is  then  put  in  after  the  cement  and  ahead  of  the  displacing 
water.  When  the  plug  reaches  the  swedge  nipple  and  the  cement  is 
out.  the  pump  pressure  jumps  up  and  the  circulation  stops. 


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FIRST   ANNTTAL   REPORT.  215 


The  majority  of  the  operators  now  pump  the  eement  directly  into  the 
easing  and  then  displace  it  and  force  it  out  behind  the  pipe  by  filling 
it  up  with  water.  Some  operators  figure  the  contents  of  the  casing  and 
stop  the  pumps  when  the  calculated  amount  of  water  has  been  pumped 
in.  In  some  cases  the  water  is  measured  with  a  meter,  while  others 
consider  this  too  rislrs'  and  measure  the  water  in  tanks  thus  having  the 
exact  quantity  at  hand.  One  ca.se  came  to  our  notice  where  it  was  dis- 
covered that  the  meter  was  not  working  after  the  cement  had  been 
pumped  in.  Water  was  then  pumped  in  until  the  cement  was  returned 
lo  the  surface  outside  the  casing. 

In  another  method,  two  wooden  plugs  about  three  feet  long  are  u.sed. 
They  are  made  to  fit  tightly  against  the  casing  by  means  of  rubber 
belting.  The  plugs  are  introduced  by  means  of  special  arrangements 
of  gates  and  fittings.  The  first  plug  is  started  down  the  casing  ahead 
of  the  cement  to  prevent  the  water  and  cement  mixing.  The  casing  is 
raised  off  the  bottom  high  enough  to  allow  this  plug  to  pa.ss  clear  out 
of  the  casing.  The  second  plug  is  introduced  after  the  cement  is 
pumped  in  and  the  casing  lowered  so  that  it  will  not  be  passed  out  of 
the  casing  but  come  to  rest  on  the  other  plug  and  thus  run  up  the 
pressure  of  the  pnmps  when  all  the  cement  has  left  the  casing.  In 
using  this  process  it  is  customary  to  measure  the  water  pumped  in 
l)eliind  the  second  plug  as  a  check  on  its  progress. 

The  amount  of  cement  used  varies  from  five  to  thirt}^  tons,  according 
to  local  conditions.  On  an  ordinary  job  without  any  complications 
resulting  from  caving,  ten  to  fifteen  tons  are  used.  Most  operators  use 
larger  quantities  than  would  be  needed  for  the  simple  purpose  of 
plugging  off  water  behind  the  .shoes,  because  it  serves  to  re-enforce  the 
casing  by  filling  the  space  between  the  casing  and  the  wall  and  also 
l)i'events  corrosion  from  mineral  waters.  It  is  not  uncommon  to  find 
in  redrilling  or  abandonment  of  wells  where  large  amounts  of  cement 
have  been  used,  that  the  cement  has  followed  up  the  easing  as  nuich  as 
1000  feet.  In  a  few  cases  where  formations  showed  decided  tendency 
to  collapse  casing  in  completed  wells,  as  much  as  thirty  tons  have  been 
used  in  the  hope  of  holding  back  the  walls  and  preventing  this  collapse. 

The  shutting  off  bottom  water  is  a  different  problem  and  usually  a 
much  more  difficult  one  than  presents  itself  in  shutting  off  top  water. 
Oil  sands  have  been  drilled  through  and  the  operator  often  has  to 
contend  with  gas,  loose  sand,  sidetracked  or  slivered  casing.  The  hole 
must  first  be  cleaned  out  and  if  any  casing  was  left  in  when  the  oil 
stiing  was  pulled,  it  must  be  shattered  with  dynamite  and  plugged  up 
above  the  water  sand.  Some  operators  have  been  successful  by  [)utting 
in  rope,  brick,  etc..  and  tamping  down  thorouglily  with  tlie  tools  and  on 
top  of  that  as  a  foundation,  tamping  down  a  mi.xture  of  cement  and 
lathe  cuttings  put  in  dry  in  tin  cartridges.     These  are  broken  up  and 


216  STATE  OIL.  AND  GAS  SUPERVISOR. 

the  cement  mixed  with  Avater  in  the  hole,  by  the  tools.  Others  have] 
been  successful,  simply  dumping  in  neat  cement  Avith  a  dump  bailer^ 
up  to  the  bottom  of  the  lowest  oil  sands. 

Probably  the  best  method  and  the  one  that  has  met  with  success  under 
the  most  difficult  conditions,  is  by  pumping  the  cement  through  tubing, 
which  enables  the  operator  to  put  it  under  pressure  and  force  it  out 
into  cavities  and  channels  that  would  not  otherwise  be  filled  with 
cement.  The  outfit  is  similar  to  that  described  above  for  cementing 
a  water  string  with  the  tubing  and  casing  head  and  in  addition,  the 
space  between  the  oil  and  water  string  is  packed  off  at  the  bottom  of 
the  water  string,  thus  preventing  the  cement  from  coming  up  between 
these  two  casings  and  is  so  constructed  as  to  allow  the  movement  of  the 
oil  string  through  it  if  that  is  desired.  In  using  this  method  it  fre- 
quently happens  that  the  oil  sands  above  will  absorb  considerable  water 
and  continue  to  do  so  until  the  cement  comes  up  and  shuts  this  off  to 
some  extent,  causing  the  pump  pressure  to  rise  and  forcing  the  cement 
into  the  formation  below.  Thus  the  oil  sands  become  somewhat  dead- 
ened and  it  may  be  some  time  before  the  former  production  is  obtained 
from  these  sands,  however,  it  is  not  believed  that  the  cement  forms  a 
solid  well  around  the  easing  in  the  oil  sands,  which  would  shut  out  all 
the  oil,  for  the  reason  that  there  is  sufficient  gas  and  movement  of  the 
cement  to  keep  it  from  setting.  Some  operators  advocate  mudding  up 
the  oil  sands  first  in  order  to  keep  the  cement  out  and  prevent  circula- 
tion, but  this  would,  no  doubt,  prevent  the  return  of  the  oil  to  a  greater 
extent  than  the  cement. 

The  most  difficult  problem  the  operators  have  to  deal  with  is  the  case 
of  a  water  sand  between  oil  sands,  where  it  is  desired  to  produce  from 
the  lower  oil  sand  and  give  the  upper  oil  sand  the  proper  protection 
from  water.  In  many  cases  this  would  require  two  additional  strings 
of  casing,  generally  reducing  the  diameter  of  the  hole,  in  some  cases 
to  an  impracticable  size,  the  original  oil  string  being  cemented  above 
the  water  sand,  one  additional  being  cemented  below  the  water  sand, 
and  one  additional  for  the  new  oil  string.  One  operator  in  the  Coalinga 
field  sucee.ssfully  solved  this  problem  in  one  well  with  one  string  of 
casing,  giving  the  lower  sand  a  test  which,  however,  proved  non- 
productive. The  original  oil  string  was  cemented  below  the  water 
sand,  enough  cement  being  put  in  to  go  above  the  water  sand,  and 
cement  the  easing  in  the  overlying  shale.  The  lower  oil  sand  was  bailed 
dry  and  later  that  portion  of  the  hole  below  and  a  few  feet  up  into  the 
water  string  was  plugged  up  with  cement.  Then  the  casing  opposite 
the  upper  oil  sands  was  perforated  and  tests  proved  that  these  oil  sands 
were  free  from  water. 


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217 


Amount   of   Cement    Necessary. 

The  amount  of  cement  required  to  fill  certain  spaces  in  an  oil  well 
should  be  approximately  known  when  a  job  is  commenced  and  the 
following  table,  where  the  space  is  exactly  .stated,  can  be  used  for  such 
a  purpose.  In  actual  practice  the  exact  cavity  may  not  be  known.  The 
table  is  based  on  the  fact  that  a  sack  of  cement,  weighing  about  100 
pounds,  will  occupy  about  1.1  cubic  feet  after  being  mixed  with  water 
and  allowed  to  set. 


Lineal 

Feet   Filled   by  One  Sack  of  Portlan 

i   Cement  Alongside 

of   Oil 

Well    C 

asings. 

(One  sack  eriuals  1.1  cubic  feet  neat  cement  when  set.) 

Si^e  of  casing 

Diameter  of  weU  (excess  over  casing  diameter) 

\   -mal 

.\ctual 
outside 
diam- 
eter 

One 
inch 

1 
Two     1  Three 
inches   j  inches 

Four 
inches 

Five 
inches 

Six 
inches 

Inches 

Feet        Feet       Feet 

Feet 

Feet 

Feet 

4i-inch 

4.75     

19.2           8.8           5.4 

3.7 

2.8 

2.2 

4J-inch 

5.00     

18.3           8.4 

5.2 

3.6 

2.7 

2.1 

^-inch 

6.00     

15.5           7.1 

4.4 

3.2 

2.4 

1.9 

6i-inch 

6.625    

14.2 

6.6 

4.2 

2.9 

2.2 

1.7 

ej-inch 

7.05      

13.5 

6.3 

4.0 

2.8 

2.1 

1.7 

7i-inch 

8.00     

11.9 

5.6 

3.5 

2.5 

1.9 

1.5 

8i-inch 

8.625 

11.2 

5.2 

3.3 

2.4 

1.8  ]           1.4 

^■inch 

10.00 

9.7 

4.6 

2.9 

2.1 

1.6             1.3 

10  -inch 

10.75 

9.0 

4.3 

2.8 

2.0 

1.5             1.2 

lli-inch 

12.00      

8.1 

3.9  1         2.5 

1.8 

1.4             1.1 

12i-inch 

13.00      

7.5 

3.6 

2.3 

1.7 

1.3             1.0 

1.3J-inch 

14.00     

7.0 

3.4 

2.2 

1.6 

1.2             1.0 

15Jinch 

16.00 

6.1 

3.0 

1.9 

1.4 

1.1             0.9 

Mud    Laden    Fluid    Method. 

The  term  "mud  laden  fluid"  herein  u.sed  applies  to  a  mixture  of 
clay  with  water,  the  water  carrying  the  finely  divided  clay  in  suspen- 
sion in  quantities  varying  from  5  to  25  per  cent. 

Mud  laden  fluid  has  been  commonly  used  in  rotary  drilling  and  with 
the  use  of  a  circulator  .system  has  been  mainly  to  '^mud-oft'"  formations 
which  do  not  stand  up  well,  and  cave  in  in  such  a  manner  a.s  to  "freeze 
up"  the  casing.  ^Mud  laden  fluid  has  also  been  successfully  used  in 
mudding  off  gas  formations.  The  mud  laden  fluid  method  for  shutting 
off  water  is  comparatively  new  in  California  fields  and  has  not  been 
sufficiently  demonstrated  to  receive  the  wholesale  approval  of  this 
department.  This  mud  fluid  process  should  be  tried  only  on  wells 
favorable  for  demonstrating  its  success  or  failure,  and  in  general  on 
wells  which  are  not  line  wells  unless  agreeable  to  the  neighliors 
concerned. 

The  American  Petroleum  Company  imiddcd  up  and  cemented  well 
No.  34  on  Section  f)-2(Vl.')  jn  the  Coalinga  FicM.  Water  fnun  below 
the  original  depth  of  this  well  broke  in  after  the  well  had  produced  for 
s'  veral  years.  The  well  was  deepened  below  the  water  sand  and  mud 
laden  fluid  pumped  in,  followed  up  by  140  sacks  of  cement.     The  well 


218  STATE    OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

was  deepened  into  a  lower  oil  sand  and  completed  in  July,  1915,  before 
the  present  law  went  into  effect.  At  the  present  time  the  well  prodnr-os 
about  100  barrels  of  oil  per  day  with  a  very  small  amount  of  water. 
The  adjoining  wells  which  are  still  producing  from  the  upper  forma- 
tions show  practically  no  water.  The  apparent  success  in  confining  the 
water  to  its  own  sand  in  this  well  is  due  perhaps  to  both  mud  laden 
fluid  and  cement  combined. 

]Mud  laden  fluid  was  applied  in  addition  to  cement  in  the  American 
Petroleum  Avell  No.  7  on  Section  18-20-15.  The  conditions  here  were 
more  complicated  than  at  their  well  No.  34  on  Section  6.  This  well 
penetrated  oil  producing  formations  from  1305'  to  1567'  from  which 
the  well  produced  clean  oil  for  five  years.  The  well  was  deepened  to 
1767'  during  the  early  part  of  1915  and  produced  heavy  oil  from  the 
lower  formations  till  near  the  end  of  the  year  when  water  appeared 
in  the  well.  Tests  made  by  the  company  and  reported  to  this  depart- 
ment tended  to  prove  that  the  former  sand  from  1600'  to  1652'  carried 
water.  Further  tests  satisfied  the  company  that  the  upper  oil  sands 
from  1305'  to  1420'  also  carried  water.  This  means  that  there  is 
water  above  and  below  the  oil  sands  logged  from  1448'  to  1566'.  By 
referring  to  the  accompanying  sketch  (Fig.  21- A)  it  will  be  seen  that 
the  oil  sand  from  which  the  well  is  now  producing  lies  below  the 
(water)  sand  recorded  from  1600'  to  1652'.  The  sketch  shows  tlie 
position  of  sidetracked  casing  and  places  where  the  well  has  been  shot. 

While  redrilling.  a  thin  mud  solution  was  pumped  directly  into  the 
casing  and  circulated  behind  the  8|"  casing  until  the  solution  appeared 
at  the  surface.  Over  100  cu.  yds.  of  clay  was  pumped  in.  The  mud 
solution  was  started  into  the  hole  when  redrilling  reached  a  depth  of 
1550'  and  continued  for  about  eight-hour  periods  during  tlie  last  eight 
days  preceding  the  landing  of  the  8^"  which  was  cemented  through 
tubing  with  140  sacks  of  cement. 

An  official  test  made  by  this  department  showed  that  water  from  the 
upper  formations  was  entirely  shut  off  from  the  oil  formation  l)elow  the 
8|"  easing.  The  well  was  redrilled  to  its  former  depth  and  at  the 
present  time  is  producing  about  75  barrels  of  oil  per  day  and  no  water. 
The  successful  exclusion  of  water  from  the  lower  oil  sands  is  due  per- 
haps largely  to  the  cement  used  and  in  some  degree,  probably  to  the 
mud  laden  fluid  introduced. 

The  work  done  on  this  well  leaves  many  questions  unanswered  as  to 
the  probability  of  adequate  protection  for  the  upper  oil  sands  which 
are  the  only  source  of  present  production  for  wells  in  the  eastern  and 
southern  portion  of  the  field.  The  two  adjoining  wells  on  the  property 
were  seriou.sly  affected  by  water  before  water  appeared  in  the  well 
under  discussion.  However,  a  packer  has  been  set  in  one  of  the  two 
latter  wells  and  its  water  condition  improved.     In  addition  the  well 


FIRST    ANNUAL   REPORT. 


219 


K 

O   <M 


x—tl 


shot     f 

Shot  71 
/as  Jf,c*a^\ 

ripped     \ 


sids-trache^^ 


'  e/ei^. 


Edge 
w^ter 
sand 


l^dge 

Welter 

Sand 


/7tr/ 


Well   comp/cfed ,    3-31-  '09 
Production    <3fter  30  days    30  66/s  perdjy 
/5  6  "  Baume 

Well  deepencd-Msr  -  Nay  I9IS  -  From  1567' h  nti 
Figure  21  A 


220  STATE    OIL    AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

under  discussion  is  a  line  well  and  under  the  circumstances  a  large 
portion  of  the  burden  of  proof,  that  the  upper  oil  sands  are  protected, 
falls  on  neighboring  wells.  In  cases  of  this  kind  it  is  usually  claimed 
that  the  mud  behind  the  water  string  prevents  the  movement  of  fluid 
from  one  stratum  to  another.  It  may  not  be  practical  to  perforate  the 
casing  opposite  the  upper  oil  sands  to  prove  this,  for  if  this  was  done, 
the  mud  might  return  into  the  well.  The  work  done  on  this  well  has 
not  received  the  entire  and  final  approval  of  this  department. 

In  connection  with  the  foregoing  discussion  of  the  practice  of 
shutting  off  water  by  the  mudding  process  it  is  evident  that  this  method 
should  be  tried  in  simple  cases  only,  such  as  top  water,  until  such  time 
as  the  method  has  been  thoroughly  demonstrated.  In  case  this  method 
is  applied  to  wells  where  a  water  sand  lies  between  the  oil  sands,  the 
adjoining  wells  should  be  free  from  water  so  as  to  indicate,  by  their 
production,  the  success  or  failure  of  the  experiment.  "Wells  should  be 
cemented  where  the  mud  process  is  tried  in  redrilled  or  old  wells  where 
the  formation  is  not  suitable  for  a  formation  .shut  off  with  a  long  shoe. 

In  October,  1915,  State  Supervisor  R.  P.  McLaughlin  made  an 
investigation  and  incidentally  a  visit  to  some  of  the  Oklahoma  oil  fields 
for  the  purpose  of  determining  to  what  extent  the  process  of  drilling 
oil  wells  with  mud  laden  fluid  has  there  been  developed,  and  whether 
it  is  available  for  use  in  protecting  California  oil  fields  from  infiltrating 
water. 

Briefly  stated,  the  mud  laden  fluid  process  of  drilling  oil  wells  con- 
sists of  circulating  mud  along  the  walls  of  the  drilling  well,  as  is  always 
done  when  rotary  tools  are  used  or  when  a  circulator  is  used  in  conjunc- 
tion with  cable  tools.  The  proposed  advances  in  method  aim,  by  using 
perfectly  clean  mud  under  several  hundred  pounds  pressure,  to  seal 
off  all  water,  oil  or  gas  bearing  sands  and  carefully  leave  a  solid  column 
of  mud  behind  the  casing  when  it  is  landed.  The  theory  is  that  by  this 
method  the  intermingling  of  oil  and  water  Avould  be  prevented,  even 
though  several  strata  were  exposed  behind  only  one  string  of  casing. 

The  conclusion  from  this  and  previous  investigations  was,  that  some 
of  the  claims  advanced  as  to  the  usefulness  of  the  process  had  not 
been  sufficiently  demonstrated.  The  process  has  for  some  years  been 
used  in  this  .state  to  prevent  the  wasting  of  gas,  and  the  United  States 
Bureau  of  Klines  and  the  Corporation  Commission  of  Oklahoma  are 
engaged  in  the  very  useful  work  of  introducing  it  among  the  operators 
of  that  state. 

Underground  conditions  in  Oklahoma  and  Kansas  are  scarcely 
comparable  to  those  existing  here.  In  those  states  the  formations  are 
so  hard  that  rotary  tools  were  seldom  or  never  used,  the  wells  will 
frequently  stand  open  with  little  or  no  casing  and  the  oil  sands  are  so 
hard  and  compact  they  must  be  shattered  with  nitro-glycerine  in  order 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  221 

to  obtain  a  satisfactory  flow  of  oil.  Infiltration  of  water  seems  to  be 
of  slight  importance.  Conditions  in  California  are  diametrically 
opposite. 

There  were,  however,  some  cases  observed  which  at  least  indicate 
that  mud  may  serve  to  shut  off  water,  and  brief  mention  of  them  will 
be  made.  In  the  Gushing  Field  there  are  two  productive  oil  sands, 
the  Latou  at  a  depth  of  about  1500  feet,  and  the  Bartlesville  at  a 
depth  of  about  2500  feet.  At  a  depth  of  about  1200  feet  is  a  sand 
carrying  salt  water  under  a  hydraulic  head  of  about  1000  feet.  The 
Prairie  Oil  and  Gas  Company,  a  large  operator  in  the  field,  drills  sepa- 
rate welLs  for  the  two  sands.  The  deep  and  shallow  wells  are  fre- 
quently less  than  one  hundred  feet  apart.  In  the  deep  wells  a  single 
string  of  casing,  backed  with  mud,  penetrates  both  the  upper  oil  sand 
and  the  salt  water  sand.  No  ill  effects  from  water  are  reported  in  the 
shallow  wells,  although  the  conditions  had  existed  for  about  six  montlis 
at  some  wells. 

At  Augusta,  Kansas,  there  are  sands  at  a  depth  of  about  1400  to 
1500  feet,  carrying  commercial  quantities  of  gas  with  rock  pressure  of 
about  600  pounds  per  square  inch.  At  al)out  2500  feet  depth  is  a 
productive  oil  sand.  Considerable  quantities  of  water  exist  above  and 
below  the  ga.s.  The  Wichita  Pipe  Line  Company  operates  most  of  the 
field  and  drills  separate  wells,  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  apart,  to 
produce  oil  and  gas.  In  the  deep  wells  a  single  string  of  casing,  backed 
by  mud,  penetrates  both  the  gas  and  water  sands.  No  flooding  of  the 
gas  sand  was  noted  after  some  three  montlis.  The  great  distance 
between  wells  must  be  noted. 

At  the  townsite  of  Fowlerton,  Texas,  two  water  wells,  drilled  with 
rotary  tools  in  1911,  are  reported.  The  first  struck  fresh  water  at 
about  500  feet  depth,  flowing  about  30  gallons  per  minute  over  the 
casing.  The  second  well,  about  fifty  feet  distant,  was  drilled  to  nearly 
1900  feet  and  between  800  and  1000  feet  struck  an  artesian  flow  of  salt 
water  amounting  to  about  1200  gallons  per  minute.  Thick  mud  was 
circulated  back  of  casing  driven  at  a  depth  of  1100  feet  and  while  the 
shallow  well  was  in  use,  some  three  or  four  months,  there  was  no 
contamination  of  the  water. 

The  process  may  reasonably  be  presumed  to  accomplish  several 
things  greatly  to  be  desired  in  California,  especially  a  reduction  in 
cost  of  drilling  wells.  However,  as  the  State  Mining  Bureau  is  engaged 
in  practical  work,  theory  can  not  be  the  sole  recommendation  of  this 
or  any  other  problem.  Doubtless  some  operators  will  l)e  more  than 
willing  to  immediately  use  the  mud  fluid  method  of  shutting  off  water 
as  it  will  be  nnich  less  expensive  than  the  ordinary  methods  now  in  use. 

It  is  recommended  that  a  limited  number  of  wells  be  permitted  to 
drill  with  the  mud  fluid  process  in  selected  localities  where  the  after 


222 


STATE    OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


effects  can  be  definitely  studied,  and  if  necessary,  corrected  without] 
undue  injury  to  surrounding  property.  The  work  should  be  allowed] 
to  proceed  only  under  definite  specifications  to  be  furnished  by] 
the  State  Mining  Bureau,  which  welcomes  suggestions  as  to  th( 
specifications. 

Specifications   for    Drilling    with    Mud. 

The  following  specifications  are  presented  with  the  understanding 
that  we  do  not  believe  them  to  be  incapable  of  improvement.     The] 
Bureau  welcomes  the  introduction  of  new  methods  and  will  gladlyj 
confer  with  any  operator  on  such  questions. 

(1)  The  work  must  at  all  times  be  open  to  the  inspection  of  all] 
operators  owning  land  or  operating  wells  within  one  mile  of  the  well,! 
and  any  reasonable  information  as  to  the  operations  must  be  furnishedj 
them. 

(2)  The  mud  must  be  entirely  free  from  sand  or  grit. 

(3)  Constant  circulation  of  mud  must  be  maintained  during  opera- 
tions until  casing  is  ready  to  land.  Just  before  the  casing  is  lauded] 
the  exit  of  mud  from  the  well  mast  be  stopped  and  pumping  continued] 
at  a  pressure  of  five  hundred  pounds  per  square  inch  until  no  more  mudi 
can  be  pumped  into  the  well.  After  the  casing  is  landed  the  level  of] 
the  mud  behind  it  must  be  kept  permanently  at  the  ground  surface. 

(4)  The  casing  must  be  landed  in  some  thick  bed  of  sticky  clay. 
Before  landing  the  casing,  a  hole  two  inches  smaller  in  diameter  than] 
the  shoe  must  be  drilled  at  least  three  feet  below  the  larger  hole. 

(5)  A  casing  shoe  not  less  than  three  feet  long  must  be  used.  Thei 
outside  diameter  at  the  point  of  the  shoe  must  not  be  larger  than  at] 
any  point  above. 

(6)  Proof  will  be  required  that  the  casing  is  securely  and  tightly j 
landed.  The  well  must  be  drilled  at  least  five  feet  below  the  shoe,  j 
bailed  drv  and  allowed  to  stand  at  least  twentv-four  hours. 


COLLAPSING  STRENGTH  OF  STEEL  CASING. 

The  question  of  strength  of  casing  to  resist  collapse  is  of  vital  import- 
ance to  oil  operators  contemplating  deep  wells  because  it  miLst  be] 
remembered  that  after  the  well  is  completed  it  will  some  times  standi 
nearly  empty  and  therefore  the  easing  will  be  subject  to  the  maximum  i 
pressure  of  the  column  of  water  outside  it.  Casing  which  is  too  light  i 
is  the  poorest  kind  of  false  economy. 

"Wlien  a  test  of  the  water  shutoff  is  made  at  a  well  by  the  Petroleum 
Department  of  the  State  ]\Iiuing  Bureau,  it  is  desirable  to  bail  the  well 
down  as  far  as  is  safe,  and  the  accompanying  table  showing  the  strength  ^ 
of  various  sizes  and  weights  of  casing  is  presented  as  a  rough  guide. 
The  list  is  based  on  a  great  iiumber  of  actual  tests  conducted  by  Prof. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT, 


223 


Reid  T.  Stewart  (Vol.  27,  Transactions  American  Societ}'  of  Mechanical 
Engineers),  and  the  fignres  for  depth  of  water  exerting  pressure  enough 
to  collapse  casing  is  the  limit  beyond  which  safe  operations  would  not 
extend.  A  prudent  operator  would  stop  far  short  of  the  limit.  It 
must  be  remembered  that  in  this  list  no  account  is  taken  of  such  under- 
ground forces  as  are  sometimes  reported  to  have  cut  off  and  carried 
casing  to  one  side  and  out  of  reach  of  the  drilling  tools.  It  should  be 
further  remembered  that  when  any  force  is  suddenly  applied  it  is  much 
more  destructive  than  when  gradually  applied,  and  if  a  well  were 
suddenly  emptied  of  its  fluid  content,  as  in  the  case  of  a  gas  blow-out, 
the  casing  might  fail  under  a  water  pressure  that  could  have  been 
suppoi'ted  if  the  well  were  emptied  slowly  by  a  bailer  or  pump.  The 
depth  of  water  is  of  course  sometimes  much  les.s  than  the  depth  of  the 
well  and  it  is  important  to  always  note  the  level  of  the  fluid  which  will 
stand  outside  of  the  casing. 

Care  of  casing  before  it  is  used  is  of  vital  importance.  Tests  show 
that  when  the  casing  is  slightly  flattened,  or  out  of  round,  failure  takes 
place  mast  easily.  In  handling  easing  it  is  frequently  allowed  to  fall 
and  become  bruised  or  dented,  thereby  inviting  collapse  when  it  is  later 
used  in  a  Avell. 


'I  casiiis  (nominal) 


Weight 
per  foot. 

pounds 
(uominal) 


Collapsing 
strength, 
pounds  per 
square  inch 


Depth  of 
water  e.vert- 
ing  pressure 
enough  to 
collapse  cas- 
ing (feet) 


4i-inch  

4J-inch  

4J-iDch  

58-inch  

6iinch 

6i-inch  

6i-inch  

61-inch  

®-inch  

^-inch  

^-inch  

^•inch  

7i  inch 

SVinch  

Si-inch  

8i-inch 

si-inch 

8i-inch 

^3  inch 

10-inch  

10-inch 

lainch  

10-inch  

llS-inch 

12i-inch  

12i-inch 

12i-inch „ 

121.  inch  — 

13.Vinch  

ISJ-inch 


16 

4,715 

10,880 

13 

2,900 

6,700 

15 

3,605 

8,320 

20 

3,295 

7,020 

20 

2,345 

5,420 

24 

.^,215 

7,420 

26 

3,650 

8,420 

28 

4,080 

9,420 

20 

1,980 

4,570 

26 

3,075 

7,080 

28 

3,490 

8,060 

30 

3,850 

8,900 

26 

1,945 

4,480 

28 

1,660 

3,840 

32 

2,150 

4,960 

36 

2,635 

6,080 

38 

2,880 

6,f>10 

43 

3,510 

8,100 

33 

1,285 

2,970 

40 

1,425 

3,290 

45 

1,795 

4,140 

48 

2,025 

4,680 

54 

2,510 

5,800 

40 

835 

1,930 

40 

500 

1,150 

45 

750 

1,730 

50 

1,010 

2,330 

54 

1.215 

2,800 

50 

650 

1.500 

70 

795 

1.840 

224  ST.VTE    OIL   AND   GAS    SUPERVISOR. 

Table   Showing   Capacity   of  Tubing    Per   Lineal    Foot   in   Gallons  and   Cubic   Feet. 


Xominal  insiile  diameter 


Weight 
per  foot, 
pounds 


Actual 

outside 

diameter, 

inthes 


Actual 

iaslde 

diameter, 

inches 


Capacity  per  foot 


U.-inch 
li-ineh 
2  -inch 

2  -inch 
2^-inch 
2i-ineh 

3  -inch 
3  -inch 

3  -inch 
SJ-ineh 

4  -inch 
4  -inch 


2.24 

2.68 

4.00 

4.50 

5.74 

6.25 

7.54 

8.50 

lO.CO 

9.00 

10.66 

11.75 


1.660 
1.900 
2.375 
2.375 
2.875 
2.875 
3.50O 
3.500 
3.500 
4.000 
4.50O 
4.500 


1.390 
1.622 
2.021 
1.971 
2.461 
2.433 
3.080 
3.018 
2.914 
3.558 
4.022 
3.980 


.079 

.1078 

.1661 

.1582 

.2470 

.2420 

.3870 

.3720 

.3460 

.5160 

.6600 

.6510 


.0106 
.0144 
.0222 
.0212 
.0330 
.0323 
.5180 
.0497 
.0463 
.0689 
.0882 
.0670 


Table   Showing   Capacity  of  Casing   Per   Li 

neal   Foot 

in   Gallons 

and   Cubic   Feet. 

4Vinch       --    --  —  -  - 

16.00 
12.&5 
15.00 
20.00 
20.CO 
24.00 
26.00 
28.00 
20.00 
26.00 
28.00 
.30.00 
26.00 
28.00 
32.00 
36.C0 
38.00 
43.00 
33.00 
40.00 
45.00 
48.00 
54.00 
40.00 
40.C0 
45.00 
50.00 
54.00 
50.00 
70.00 

4.750 

5.000 

5.000 

6.000 

6.625 

6.6-25 

6.625 

6.625 

7.000 

7.00O 

7.90O 

7.0CO 

8.000 

8.625 

8.625 

8.625 

8.625 

8.625 

lO.OOO 

10.750 

10.750 

10.750 

10.750 

12.000 

13.000 

13.000 

13.000 

13.000 

14.000 

16.000 

4.062 

4.506 

4.424 

5.352 

6.049 

5.921 

5.855 

5.791 

6.456 

6.276 

6.214 

6.154 

7.386 

8.017 

7.921 

7.825 

7.775 

7.651 

9.384 

10.054 

9.960 

9.902 

9.784 

11.384 

12.438 

12.360 

12.282 

12.2-20 

13.344 

15.198 

1 

.680 
.830 
.799 
1.170 
1.490 
1.430 
1.400 
1.365 
1.700 
1.610 
1.580 
1.546 
2.224 
2.625 
2.560 
2.500 
2.470 
2.390 
3.600 
4.130 
4.060 
4.020 
3.900 
5.290 
6.300 
6.230 
6.140 
6.090 
7.280 
9.420 

.091 

4J-inch 

.116 

4.s-inch 

.107 

.156 

6i-inch      -    .. 

.199 

6'i-ineh 

.191 

6i-inch    _             --          

.187 

e^inch    

6i-inch                                      -         -      — 

.182 
.227 

61-inch                       -      - 

.215 

6'-inch    . 

.211 

63-ineh    

7i-inch    .-                       -                         

.206 
.296 

8V-inch    -      --    -—    -  -       --       -- 

.350 

8i-inch 

.343 

Si-inch    

Si-inch                 --         -    

.334 
.330 

8i-inch      

.320 

91-inch                    -                  -          --    - 

.480 

10  -inch        _- -„        .__    - 

.552 

10  -inch      —    

.543 

10  -inch    

10  -inch    _    —           - .    .- 

.537 
.522 

llg-inch 

.706 

12i-inch    

12.i-inch 

.843 
.834 

12J-inch                                                -      

.821 

12i-inch    

13i-ineh 

.814 
.978 

loil-inch                 -  -      -      -  - 

1.260 

FAILURE  OF  DERRICKS. 

Some  facts  regarding  the  failure  of  derricks  uuder  storm  conditions 
are  furnished  in  the  following  notes  by  Chester  Xaramore. 

The  resumption  of  drilling  operations  in  the  fall  of  1915,  following 
the  long  period  of  suspended  work,  tended  to  give  the  Midway  Field 
the  buoyant  aspect  of  the  boom  days.  Coincident  with  the  normal 
improvement  in  conditions,  the  field  was  visited  by  two  terrific  wind 
storms  of  January  17th  and  January  27th,  when  approximately  1100 
derricks  were  wrecked.  AVith  few  exceptions  the  companies  started 
immediately  to  rebuild  the  derricks,  and  for  two  months  the  West  Side 
fields  furnished  work  for  many  rig  builders,  some  of  whom  came  from 
the  midcontinent  fields. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  225 

The  wind  storm  afforded  a  splendid  opportunity  for  progressive 
operators  to  study  tlie  causes  of  the  failure  of  the  derricks.  Some  of 
the  companies  did  so,  and  in  rebuilding  the  derricks  made  alterations 
in  the  method  of  guying,  that  there  might  be  less  likelihood  of  the  new 
derricks  going  down  in  case  of  another  blow.  On  the  other  hand  the 
great  majority  of  the  operators  merely  made  a  stampede  to  get  the 
derricks  up  by  contracting  with  the  rig  builders  to  replace  the  rig  as 
it  was,  and  as  soon  as  possible. 

Mr.  Fred  B.  Tough,  resident  geologist  of  the  Kern  Trading  and  Oil 
Company,  made  a  detailed  stud}'  of  the  failures  of  derricks  belonging 
to  that  company,  and  very  kindly  delivered  a  paper  on  the  subject  to 
a  number  of  operators  who  had  gathered  to  consider  the  problems. 
The  unanimous  sentiment  of  those  gathered  Avas  in  accord  with  the 
decision  arrived  at  by  him,  to  the  effect  that  practically  all  of  the 
failures  were  directly  or  indirecth'  due  to  faulty  guying.* 

Some  of  the  more  important  causes  leading  up  to  failures  included : 

1.  The  iLse  of  knots  in  the  guy  wire,  either  to  splice  a  short  guy  wire, 
or  to  attach  the  wire  to  the  deadman. 

2.  The  use  of  wire  tighteners  that  put  a  twist  in  the  wire  itself, 
instead  of  a  properly  connected  turnbuckle. 

3.  Slack  guy  wires  that  allowed  the  derrick  to  gain  a  sway 
momentum. 

4.  Shallow  deadmen  which  pulled  out.  In  this  regard  the  boards 
used  as  guides  on  which  the  deadman  is  tramped  into  the  hole,  should 
be  cut  off  or  pulled  out  once  the  deadman  is  in  place,  as  they  also  act 
as  skids  to  work  the  deadman  up  out  of  the  earth. 

5.  Wooden  deadmen  having  rotted,  no  comment  should  be  necessary, 
but  the  practice  is  still  in  vogue. 

6.  Misplacement  of  guys  on  the  derricks,  including  the  130-foot 
ones,  in  Avhich  case  the  derricks  often  sheared  off  at  the  second  or  third 
girts,  the  first  guy  wire  being  too  high  to  resist  the  shearing  strass 
afforded  by  the  broader  portions  of  the  derrick. 

It  has  been  noted  by  this  office  that  the  Honolulu  Consolidated  Oil 
Company  and  the  Kern  Trading  and  Oil  Company  have  met  these 
dangers  by  installing  proper  deadmen  equipped  with  turn  buckles  that 
one  man  can  tighten. 

One  of  the  aims  of  this  department  is  to  serve  the  operator  by  meeting 
such  emergencies  and  preparing  papers  on  engineering  features  of  the 
industry.  But  the  necessary  time  was  not  available  to  report  on  this 
problem. 

GASOLINE  PLANTS  IN  THE  MIDWAY  FIELD. 

Some  interesting  notes  on  recent  construction  and  operation  of  gaso- 
line plants  in  the  ^Midway  Field,  as  reported  by  Chester  Naramore  are 
here  presented. 


i 


'Western  KngincoiinK,  l''<'l)riiary,  1917,  pp.  (i3-C(i, 
15—27014 


226  STATE   OIIv   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

A  very  positive  method  of  conservation  of  natural  resources  is  the 
manufacture  of  gasoline  from  natural  gas,  commonly  termed  easing 
head  gasoline,  by  means  of  compressor  plants.  The  Midway  Field  was 
one  of  the  first  fields  of  the  state  to  be  invaded  by  the  gas  compressor 
engineers,  when  the  large  Bassemer  plant  was  installed  upon  Sec- 
tion 10,  32-24  of  the  Honolulu  property  in  1911.  This  plant,  however, 
was  never  commercially  operated.  So  that  in  realit}^  it  was  years  after 
the  successful  establishment  of  such  plants  in  the  other  fields  of  the 
state,  that  the  industry  was  inaugurated  in  fact  in  the  West  Side  fields 
of  Kern  County. 

The  first  commercial  plant  was  the  Midway  Gasoline  Company 
installation  on  Section  2,  32-23.  It  has  been  operating  about  eighteen 
mouths. 

In  November.  1915,  the  Puritan  refineries  installed  their  plant  on 
Section  1,  32-23.  Since  that  date  four  other  plants  have  been  installed 
and  put  in  operation  and  two  more  are  being  erected. 

The  Section  Sixteen  Gasoline  Company  began  operations  in  April  on 
the  Southern  California  Gas  Compam'  lease  on  the  NE.  ^  of  NE.  |  of 
Section  16,  32-24. 

In  ^lay,  the  Fellows  Gasoline  Company  started  their  compressors  on 
the  C.  C.  M.  0.  Company  property  on  the  "W.  ^  of  SE.  ^  of  Sec- 
tion 81-23.  Their  gathering  system  serves  the  wells  of  the  nearby 
C.  C.  M.  0.  leases,  the  Midway  Premier  Oil  Company  and  the  Hale- 
McLeod  Oil  Company. 

The  Sunset  Gasoline  Company  erected  a  plant  on  the  St.  Helens 
property,  Section  16.  32-24.  and  started  the  compres.sors  June  1,  1916. 

All  the  above  mentioned  plants  are  operated  on  gas  purchased  from 
the  oil  companies,  and  Avith  the  exception  of  the  FeUows  Gasoline 
Company,  all  sell  their  output  to  the  Union  Oil  Company  for  shipment 
through  the  oil  pipe  lines. 

The  Honolulu  Consolidated  moved  two  units  of  the  old  Bessemer 
plant  from  Section  10,  32-24  to  Section  8,  32-24  and  installed  the  plant 
primarily  to  raise  the  pressure  on  the  gas  received  from  the  wells  on 
Section  6,  32-24,  that  it  might  be  delivered  into  the  high-pressure 
delivery  mains  of  the  gas  company.  A  unit  of  this  plant  consists  of  one 
direct  connected  gas  engine  and  low  stage  compressor,  and  one  direct 
connected  gas  engine  and  high  stage  compressor.  The  plant  as  it 
stands  is  a  complete  gasoline  compressor  plant,  in  addition  to  raising 
the  pres.sure  of  gas  going  to  the  pipe  line. 

The  Standard  Oil  Company  is  erecting  two  compressor  plants:  one 
on  the  ]\IcNee  lease.  Section  36.  31-23.  aud  one  on  the  Derby  lease.  Sec- 
tion 16,  32-24. 

It  will  be  noted  that  when  these  two  plants  are  completed,  seven 
of  the  eight  plants  of  the  field  will  be  grouped  along  the  west  flank  of 
the  Buena  Vista  hills,  within  a  distance  of  four  miles. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 


22\ 


All  of  the  plants  are  of  recent  design  and  embody  most  of  the  newer 
ideas  of  the  industry.  Following  is  a  table  giving  the  most  salient 
facts  of  the  equipment  of  the  various  installations.  Individual  produc- 
tion figures  can  not  be  published  for  want  of  permission  ;  but  it  may  be 
.stated  that  from  the  first  seven  plants  of  the  following  list  in  operation, 
a  daily  yield  in  excess  of  ten  thousand  gallons  is  being  recovered.  This 
represents  a  product  formerly  lost  for  all  time  and  represents  conser- 
vation of  the  highest  type,  as  well  as  a  very  good  business  investment. 


List  of  Compressor  Plants  in  the  Midway  Field. 


Name  of  plant 

Location  of  plant 

Number  of  units 

Kind  of 
compressors 

Kind  of  engines 

Puritan  Refineries. 

Section  1,  32-23. 

Six  units. 

Six  16  X  8  X  16. 

Six  leo-h.p.  4-cyIinder 

K.  T.  0. 

Belt  connected. 

Ingersoll  Rand. 

"Foos." 

Lease. 

Two-stage. 

Midway  Gasoline 

1 

Co.    ... 

Section  2,  32-23. 

Six  units. 

Pour  14  X  7  X  14 

One  160-h.p.  Bessemer. 
Five    150-h.p.    Besse- 

N. American 

Belt  connected. 

Two  16  X  8  X  16. 

Consolidated. 

Ingersoll  Rand. 
Two-stage. 

mer. 

Section  Sixteen 

Gasoline  Co.  ... 

Section  16,  32-24. 

Three  units. 

Three  16  x  8  x  16. 

Four    160-h.p.    4-cyUn- 

S.  California 

Belt  connected. 

Ingersoll  Rand. 

der  "Foos." 

Gas  Co. 

Two-stage. 

Fellows  Gasoline 

Co.    

Section  31,  31-23. 

Three  units. 

Three  16  x  8  x  16. 

Three  160-h.p.  Turner- 

C.  C.  M.  0. 

Belt  connected. 

Ingersoll  Rand. 

Frick  4-cylinder. 

Lease. 

Two-stage. 

Sunset  Gasoline 

Co 

Section  16,  32-24. 

Four  units. 

Four  36  X  8  X  16. 

Four   150-h.p.     Bruce 

St.  Helens 

Belt  connected. 

Ingersoll  Rand. 

Macbeth  4-cylinder. 

Petroleum  Co. 

Two-stage. 

Honolulu  Consoli- 

dated Oil  Co. 

Section  8,  32-24. 

Two  units. 

Four  Bessemer.    1 

Four     80-h.p.     single- 

Honolulu 

Direct  con- 

Single stage. 

cylinder       Bessemer, 

1 

Lease. 

nected. 

direct  connected. 

Standard  Oil  Co... 

Section  36,  31-23. 

Four  units. 

Three   single- 

Three   250-h.p.   4-cylin- 

McNee Lease. 

Belt  connected. 

stage  compres- 
sors to  handle 
from  90  to  300 
lbs.      Ingersoll 
Rand;  aj  x  20; 
one  two-stage 
Laidlaw    Com- 
pressor;    21-10- 
26. 

der  "Foos"  in  course 
of  erection.     One  20 
x20  Snow  engine. 

Standard  Oil  Co.-.l 

1 
Section  16,  32-24.  1 
Derby  Lease. 

In  course  of 
erection. 

' 

Steam  driven. 

228  STATE   OIL   AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

THE  EXTRACTION  OF  GASOLINE  FROM  NATURAL  GAS 
BY  ABSORPTION. 

The  subject  of  extracting  gasoline  from  natural  gas  by  the  absorptioi 
method  is  worthy  of  the  attention  of  California  operators. 

The  State  Mining  Bureau,  having  been  unable  to  experiment  on  the 
subject,  is  indebted  to  ^Ir.  Ben  E.  Lindsly,  an  engineer  with  the  Hono- 
lulu Consolidated  Oil  Company,  for  the  following  brief  description. 

Introduction. 

The  absorption  method  is  probabh'  the  most  recent  development  for 
the  recovery  of  gasoline  from  natural  gas.  It  consists,  in  its  simplest 
form,  of  subjecting  gas  to  intimate  contact  with  oil  which  is  completely 
devoid  of  gasoline.  The  gasoline  vapors  in  the  gas  are  deposited  in  the 
oil  and  subsequently  recovered  from  the  same  by  distillation. 

The  principle  is  not  new.  having  been  applied  for  a  number  of  years 
in  Germany  for  the  extraction  of  Benzol  and  Toluol  from  coke  oven 
gases.  It  is  also  used  as  a  laboratory  test  for  natural  gas,  and  is  aptly 
described  in  Bulletin  Xo.  88,  U.  S.  Bureau  of  ]\Iiues.  Briefly,  the  test 
is  performed  by  passing  100  cc  of  gas  from  a  burette  to  a  pipette  con- 
taining .35  cc  Claroline  oil  (commercial  kerosene  Avill  do).  The  oil  and 
gas  are  thoroughly  mixed,  the  gas  passed  back  again  into  the  burette, 
and  the  diminution  in  volume  is  noted  as  the  absorption  factor. 

This  factor  will  vary  according  to  the  richness  or  leanness  of  the  gas. 
A  so-called  "dry"  natural  gas  will  usually  show  an  absorption  factor 
of  from  15  to  20  per  cent,  while  a  very  "wet"  gas,  rich  in  gasoline 
vapors  will  show  an  absorption  of  80  per  cent  or  even  more.  All 
natural  gases  show  some  absorption  even  though  completely  devoid  of 
gasoline  vapors,  but  greater  proportions  of  the  heavier  hydrocarbons 
result  in  greater  absorption,  as  shown  by  the  following  table,  compiled 
from  "S^'atts  Dictionary  of  Chemistry : 

1  Vol.  alcohol  dissolves    0..532  vol.  Methane  at  0^  C. 

1  Vol.  alcohol  dissolves 1.5       vol.  Ethane     at  0°  C. 

1  Vol.  alcohol  dissolves 6.0       vol.  Propane  at  0°  C. 

1  Vol.  alcohol  dissolves IS.O       vol.  Butane  at  1S°  C. 

Claroline  oil,  mineral  seal  or  kerosene  will  show  a  similar  result, 
except  that  these  mineral  oils  show  even  a  greater  absorbing  capacity 
than  alcohol. 

The  Commercial   Process. 

The  conditions  for  application  of  the  commercial  process  differ  in 
one  important  respect  from  the  coke  oven  and  the  laboratory  processes, 
referred  to  above,  and  that  is  in  regard  to  the  pressure  under  which 
absorption  takes  place.  In  the  first  instance,  the  gas  is  under  atmos- 
pheric pressure,  while  in  the  latter  the  pressures  vary  ordinarily  from 
30  to  300  pounds.    These  pressures  are  of  great  assistance  to  absorption, 


I 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  229 

a  fact  not  only  confirmed  by  a  great  many  tests,  but  wholly  in  accord- 
ance with  theory. 

The  operation  of  a  commercial  absorption  plant  can  best  be  described 
by  reference  to  the  accompanying  plan  (Fig.  No.  26),  designed  by  the 
Hope  Natural  Gas  Company,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

The  plan  shows  two  sets  of  absorbers  in  parallel.  Gas  enters  the 
plant  in  a  4-inch  line,  enters  vertical  spray  absorber  at  side,  near  bot- 
tom, deposits  the  heavier  gasoline  vapors  and  passes  from  top  of  spray 
absorber  to  horizontal  absorber,  where  it  is  conducted  to  bottom  of 
absorber  and  allowed  to  bubble  through  absorbing  medium  by  means 
of  small  holes  drilled  in  4-inch  gas  line.  (See  side  elevation  of  hori- 
zontal absorber).  The  gas  leaves  horizontal  absorber  practically 
stripped  of  its  gasoline  content,  and  is  ready  for  commercial  distribu- 
tion under  almost  the  same  pressure  as  when  it  entered  the  absorber. 

To  follow  the  cycle  of  absorbing  oil,  begin  at  the  still.  The  hot  oil 
loaves  still,  enters  exchanger  where  it  transmits  heat  to  the  incoming 
oil.  From  exchanger  it  is  pumped  through  cooler  and  thence  enters 
horizontal  absorber  through  4-inch  gas  line.  (See  side  elevation  hori- 
zontal ab.sorber.)  Oil  leaves  horizontal  absorber  at  bottom,  is  pumped 
to  vertical  spray  absorber,  Avhere  gas  pressure  forces  it  out  at  bottom 
to  separator  where  pressure  is  released.  The  excess  gas  given  off  in 
separator  is  transferred  by  small  compressor  to  the  main  4-inch  line 
for  distribution  to  consumers.  The  oil  with  its  absorbed  gasoline  goes 
to  heat  exchanger  thence  to  still  where  it  is  depleted  of  its  gasoline,  and 
ready  for  another  cycle  through  heat  exchanger,  cooler,  absorbers,  etc. 
The  process  is  continuous,  and  by  the  use  of  float  valves,  thermostatic 
controls,  and  the  like,  it  could  probably'  be  made  almost  automatic. 

Distillation  is  made  either  by  direct  radiation  from  a  steam  coil 
within  the  still,  or  by  running  live  steam  into  still  allowing  it  to  bubble 
through  the  oil  and  subsequently  condensing  the  gasoline  vapors  carried 
off  by  the  steam.  IMineral  Seal,  Headlight,  Straw,  or  certain  brands  of 
Diesel  engine  oil  can  be  used  as  an  absorbing  medium.  The  gravity 
should  be  around  34°  Baume,  and  the  boiling  point  sufficiently  high 
that  an  easy  separation  from  the  absorbed  gasoline  can  be  made.  An 
initial  boiling  point  of  450°  is  satisfactory. 

Field  Tests. 

A  convenient  field  api)aratus  for  making  absorption  tests  is  shown  in 
the  accompanying  figure  (No.  24).  It  consists  of  an  "absorber,"  a 
11107'cury  U  gauge  and  a  domestic  gas  meter.  About  one  and  one-half 
gallons  of  ^Mineral  Seal  oil  are  used  in  the  absorl)er.  Gas  enters  under 
line  pressure  through  the  first  needle  valve.  The  other  needle  valve 
and  the  common  valve  can  be  easily  adjusted  to  permit  a  flow  at  the 
rate  of  one  and  one-half  feet  per  minute  under  a  pressure  of  1"  of 


230 


STATE   OIL   AXD   GAS    SUPERVISOR. 


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FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 


231 


mercury  on  tlie  U  gauge.  One  hundred  feet  of  gas  is  usually  sufficient 
for  a  test. 

At  the  end  of  the  operation,  the  oil  in  the  absorber  is  carefull)^  meas- 
iii-cd.  One  liter  i.s  taken  as  a  distillation  sample  and  distillation  made 
in  small  laboratory  still  by  means  of  live  steam.  The  gasoline  vapors 
driven  off  are  condensed  from  a  small  coil  cooled  preferably  by  ice 
water,  and  the  ^Mineral  Seal  remains  in  the  still. 

When  gasoline  ceases  to  come  off  the  operation  is  completed.  The 
gasoline  recovered  from  1000  ec  of  oil  is  carefully  measured  and  gallons 


Entrance 
needle, 
va/ve 


Figure    24- 


Mercury 
Gud^e 


"^  C  Needle  valve  JL 


Common 
valve 
exit 


Absorber 


o 
o  o  o  o 


Domestic 
gas   meter 


/Jpp&rgfu^   for  mek/ng    graso/ine 
dbsorption     tests    in    the    fietd. 


I 


232  STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 

gasoline  per  1000  eu.  ft.  of  gas  is  computed  according  to  following 
example : 

Gas  passed  through  absorber 100  cu.  ft. 

Mixture  of  oil  and  gasoline  taken  from  absorber 5950  CC 

Mixture  of  oil  and  gasoline  taken  for  distillation 1000  CC 

Amount  of  gasoline  recovered  by  distillation 25  CC 

One  (1)  U.  S.  gallon 3785  CC 

-~2-    X25  =  148.75  total  gasoline  in  100  feet  gas. 
148.75  X  10  =  1,487.50  total  gasoline  in  1,000  feet  gas. 
-0=0= — h  ^Ajf^  —    gallons  gasoline  per  1,000  feet  gas. 

A  satisfactory  arrangement  of  still  and  condenser  for  carrying  on 
the  distillation  is  shown  in  Fig.  No.  25.  It  comprises  a  small  metal 
still  about  three  liters,  total  capacity,  a  condenser  consisting  of  a  3.8" 
copper  coil  enclosed  in  water  jacket,  a  graduated  measuring  cylinder 
to  catch  condensate,  which  is  placed  in  a  larger  jar  and  surrounded  by 
chipped  ice.  Circulation  of  cooling  water  through  rubber  tubes  to 
jacket  of  condenser  is  obvious  by  means  of  the  funnel  on  an  inverted 
quart  bottle  with  bottom  taken  oif.  which  is  tilled  with  chipped  ice  and 
water  poured  into  it  from  pail.  The  tube  passing  out  of  the  rubber 
stopper  in  one  cylinder  and  over  to  the  other  graduated  cylinder  is 
merely  an  indicator  to  show  the  progress  of  the  first  stages  of  distillation. 
When  the  vapor  begins  to  condense  and  drop  into  C,  the  indicator  is 
removed,  and  the  distillation  observed  by  the  drops  of  liquid  coming 
from  the  condenser. 


ngure    2.5 


/ce  water  pail. 


One  quart  funne/  for 
ch/pped  ice  and  v/ater 
d/pped  from  pgil. 


Condenser 

^/a  "copper  coi/ 

with  water  Jac/tet 


Graduated  cyt- 
inder  in  cfiip 
ped  ice. 
Water  ind/ca- 
^tiny   esca 
/ny    vapor 


Ttiermometer 
Steam  inlet 
Need/e  va/ve 

Metal   stiH 


/7ppargtus     for    d/sf/'/Zaf/on    test 
of  absorbed    ffaso/tne. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  233 

The  rate  of  distillation  is  governed  l)y  the  needle  valve  "I"  which 
eontrols  the  live  steam  entering  still. 

Summary. 

The  advantagevS  of  the  absorption  over  the  compressor  method  for 
extracting  gasoline  from  natural  gas  may  be  summed  up  as  follows : 

(1)  Gi'eater  recovery. 

(2)  Lower  installation  cost. 

(3)  fxjwer  operating  cost. 

A  recovery  of  at  least  t,t  of  a  gallon  per  1000  feet  of  gas  can 
ordinarily  be  made  from  so  called  "dry"  natural  gas  or  gas  which  has 
previously  been  treated  by  the  compressor  method.  In  a  paper  read 
before  the  Natural  Gas  Association  of  America  at  Pittsburg,  ]\Iay,  1916, 
^lessrs.  Buri'c^l.  Biddison  and  Oberfell  of  the  U.  S.  Bureau  of  Mines, 
estimate  the  cost  of  an  absorption  plant,  capable  of  handling 
60,000,000  feet  of  gas  per  day,  at  from  $1.00  to  $1.50  per  1,000  feet  of 
gas.  Even  doubling  the  maximum  estimate,  a  small  plant  capable  of 
handling  2.000,000  feet  per  day  would  cost  only  $6,000.00.  With  a 
recovery  of  -]  of  a  gallon  per  1,000  feet  of  gas,  a  total  recovery  of  500 
gallons  per  day  would  be  made,  or  a  gross  income  of  $50.00  per  day,  at 
10  cents  per  gallon.  The  labor  expense  would  not  be  over  $15.00  per 
day,  and  as  the  process  is  covered  by  IT.  S.  Patent  No.  989927,  Serial 
No.  332988,  issued  to  G.  W.  Saybolt,  April  18,  1911,  it  is  probable  that 
the  Hope  Natural  Gas  Company  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  which  controls  this 
patent,  would  claim  a  royalty  of  10  per  cent  or  more,  varying  with  the 
jjrice  of  gasoline. 

Tlie  gravity  of  the  gasoline  recovered  is  usually  higher  than  the 
commercial  product,  and  therefore  requires  blending  with  a  lower  grade 
i-efinery  naphtha  to  fit  it  for  the  retail  market. 

FEDERAL  ACTION. 

During  the  past  year  the  activities  of  the  different  departments  of 
the  federal  government  relative  to  withdrawn  lands  (see  Bulletin  623, 
V.  S.  Geological  Survey),  has  been  a  topic  of  much  interest  among  the 
oil  men  of  the  ]\Iidway  and  Sunset  fields,  title  to  a  very  large  acreage 
liiuging  upon  the  outcome  of  the  numerous  suits  being  pressed  by  the 
tiepartment  of  justice.  The  federal  court  has  appointed  a  receiver  to 
lake  over  the  management  of  the  following  operating  properties  in  the 
Midway  Field: 

Stockton    Midway   Oil    Company.  Rock   Oil    Company. 

Part  of  SE.   Vi,  Sec.   14.   31-22.     Date  of        W.   \^  of  SE.  Vi,  Sec.  23,  31-22.     Date  of 
appointment,  May  1,   1916.  appointment,    July   27,    1916. 


234 


STATE   OIL    AND    GAS   SUPER\^SOR. 


Brookshire   Oil    Company. 
Part    of    NE.    M    and    SE.    14,    Sec.    24, 
31-22.       Date     of    appointment,     Jan- 
uary 11.   1916. 
Coalirga    Monterey   Oil    Company. 

Part  of  NW.   14  of  Sec.  24,  31-22.     Date 
of   appointment    January   11,   1916. 
Midway    Pacific   Oil    Company. 
Part  of  XW.   14  of  Sec.  24,  31-22.     Date 
of  appointment.   November  30,   1915. 
Recovery   Oil    Company. 
Part  of  SW.   14,  Sec.  24,  31-22.     Date  of 
appointment,    November    30,    1915. 
Pyramid    Oil    Company. 

N^^.     1^4     of    SE.    14    of    Sec.    26,    31-22. 
Date  of  appointment.  August  11,  1916. 
Caribou    Oil    Mining    Company. 

Part  of  SE.    14,  Sec.   2S,   31-23. 
Consolidated    Mutual    Oil    Company. 

Part  of  NW.  14  and  part  of  NE.  ^i, 
Sec.  2S,  31-23.  Date  of  appointment, 
February   2,    1916. 


Standard    Oil    Company. 

Columbus  Midway   Lease. 
Part  of  NW.   14,  Sec.  28,  31-23.     Date  of 
appointment,   December  23,   1915. 
California    Midway    Oil    Company. 

Part  of  NE.   U.  Sec.   32,  31-23.     Date  ot 

appointment,  Februar%'  2,   1916. 

North    American    Oil    Consolidated. 

All   of   Sec.    2,    32-23.     Date  of   appoint-J 

ment  February  2.   1916. 

General    Petroleum    Company, 

Buena   Vista    Lease. 

Part  of  SW.   14.  Sec.   32,  31-23.     Date  of  J 

appointment.    February   2,    1916. 

Boston    Pacific   Oil    Company. 

Part  of  SW.   14  and  part  of  SE.  %,  Seci 

32,      31-24.        Date      of      appointment,] 

December  15.   1915. 

St.    Helens   Petroleum   Company. 

Part  of  SE.   14,  Sec.   32,  31-24.     Date  ot\ 

appointment,   February'  2,   1916. 


A  receiver  has  been  appointed  also  for  the  follo^\-ing  nonoperatingj 
companies : 


Chanslor-Canfield    Oil    Company. 
Part    of    SW.    14    and    part    of    NW.    H. 
Sec.   25,   31-22.      Date  of  appointment, 
November    30,    1915. 
United   Oil   Company. 
Part  of  SE.   V4,  Sec.  24.  31-22.     Date  of 
appointment.  Januarv-  11,   1916. 
Associated   Oil   Company. 

Part  of  NE.  14,  Sec.  32,  31-23.     Date  of 
appointment,    February   2,    1916. 


Part  of  SE.   14.   Sec.  26,  30-23.     Date  of! 
appointment,    February   2,    1916. 
Record    Oil    Company. 
Part  of  N'TV.  14,  Sec.  28,  31-23.     Date  ofj 
appointment,    February    2,    1916. 
Buick  Oil   Company. 
Part  of  NE.   14,  Sec.  32,  31-23.     Date 
appointment,    Februarj'   2,    1916. 


In  the  Sunset  Field  the  receiver  has  charge  of  the  following  operating] 
properties : 


El   Dora   Oil   Company. 
Part  of  SE..  H,   Sec.   32.  12-23.     Date  of 
appointment.    May   10.   1915. 
General    Petroleum    Company, 
Annex    Lease. 
Part  of  SW.  14,  Sec.  32,  12-23.     Date  of 
appointment,   July  12,   1915. 
Maricopa   Star  Oil   Company. 
Part  of  SW.   14.  Sec.  32,  12-23.     Date  of 
appointment.    July   12,   1915. 
Midland  Oil   Fields  Company. 
Part  of  SE.   li.  Sec.  32,  12-23.     Date  of 

appointment.   May   10,    1915. 
Part  of  NE.   14,  Sec.  32,  12-23.     Date  of 
appointment.  July  12.  1915. 
Midway   Fields  Oil   Company. 
Part  of  SW.   14.   Sec.   4.  11-23.     Date  of 
appointment.   July  12.   1915. 
Midway   Northern    Oil   Company. 
Part  of  NTV.   U.  Sec.   32,  12-23. 
Miocene   Oil   Company. 
Part  of  SE.   V4,.  Sec.  32,  12-23.     Date  of 
appointm.ent.   May  10,   1915. 


National    Pacific   Oil    Company. 
Part   of  fractional  Sec.   30,   12-23.     Datel 
of  appointment.   May  10,    1915. 
Obispo  Oil   Company. 
Part  of  SW.   I4.  Sec.  32,  12-23.     Date  of] 
appointment.    May   10,    1915. 
Pacific    Midway   Oil    Company. 
Part  of  SW.  Vi,  Sec.  32.  12-23. 
appointment.   July   12,   1916. 
Spreckels  Oil   Company. 

Part  of  SW.   14,  Sec.  32,  12-23. 
appointment,   July  12,    1915. 
Trojan   Oil   Company. 
Part  of  SE.   U,   Sec. 
appointment.    May 
Union    Oil    Company, 
Jergins    Lease. 
Part  of  STV.  14.  Sec. 
Whitaker,    Doan   and    Laymance. 
Part  of  fractional  Sec.   30,   12-23. 
of  appointment,  May  10,  1915. 


32,   12-23. 
10,   1915. 


4,  11-23. 


Date  of 


Date  of  1 


Date  of 


Date 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT.  235 

The  following  nonoperating  companies  in  the  Sunset  Field  are  also 
ill  charge  of  the  receiver: 

Union   Oil   Company,  California   Amalgamated   Oil   Company. 

United   Midway  Lease.  Part  of  SE.    Vi.   Sec.   32,   12-23.     Date  of 

Part  of  SW.   M,   Sec.   4,   11-23.     Date  of  appointment  May  10,   1915. 

appointment,    .July   12,    1915.  National    Pacific   Oil    Company. 

Panama  Oil  Company.  Part    of    SE.    %    and    part    of    NW.    \i. 

Part  of  fractional  Sec.   30,   12-23.     Date  Sec.   32,  12-23. 

of  appointment.   May  10,    1915.  Maricopa    Northern   Oil   Company. 

Part  of  N^^  M.  Sec.  32,  12-23.     Date  of 
appointment.  May  10,   1915. 

Various  parcels  of  land  in  the  Midway  and  Sunset  fields  have  been 
leased  by  the  federal  government  to  operators  who  manage  the  property, 
market  the  oil  and  pay  a  one-eighth  royalty  into  escrow  pending  the 
court  decision  as  to  the  title  of  the  land  in  question. 

The  General  Land  Office  exercises  a  general  supervision  over  such 
leases.  Field  in.spectors  representing  that  department  make  periodical 
examinations  of  the  property  to  see  that  the  operators  properly  protect 
the  holdings  in  their  care  from  damage  of  any  sort. 

A  list  of  the  companias  and  lands  operated  under  this  cla.ss  of  federal 
lease,  includes  the  following: 

Bear  Creek  Oil  and   Mining  Company  and  Eiglit    Oil    Company,    on    behalf   of   the 

Engineers    Oil    Company.  Alaska    Pioneer   Oil    Company. 

Involving  the  SE.   H   of  NE.   Vi  and  the  Involving-  the  S.  V"  of  SE.   M  of  Sec.  32, 

E.  14.  S  W.14,  XE.  14  of  Sec.  14,  31-22.  31-23. 

Majestic    Oil    Company    on    behalf    of    the  Eight    Oil    Company,    on    behalf   of   the 

Pinal    Dome    Oil    Company.  Pacific    Crude    Oil    Company. 

Involving-  the  N.   ^^,  NW.   V4,  of  Sec.   23,  Involving  the  east  50  acres  of  the  west 

31-22.  60   acres  of  N.    %   of  SE.    ^4,   Sec.   32. 

Majestic    Oil    Company,    on    behalf   of   the  31-23. 

Pinal    Dome   Oil    Company.  Vancouver    Midway    Oil    Company    and 

Involving  the  S.  V2  of  SW.  14  of  Sec.  23,  Midway    Consolidated,    Ltd. 

31-22.  Involving  the   NW.    14    of  NE.    U   of  25. 

Majestic    Oil    Company,    on    behalf    of   the  31-22. 

Tumbador   Oil    Company.  Charles    E.    Ladd    and    St.    Lawrence    Oil 
Involving   the   S.    V>    of  NW.    \i    of  Sec.  Company    and    Midway    Oil    Company 
23.   31-22.  of  Oregon. 
Majestic    Oil    Company,    on    behalf   of   the  Involving  the  SE.  '4  of  Sec.  5,  32-23. 
Tumbador   Oil    Company.  Monte   Cristo   Oil   and    Development   Corn- 
Involving    X.    li,    SW.     >4.    of    Sec.    23,  pany. 

31-22.  Involving  the  SW.   14  of  XnV.   U  of  Sec. 

Visalia    Midway   Oil    Company.  32,   32-24. 

Involving  the  S.   %  of  SE.   '4  of  Sec.  25,  F.     V.     Gordon     and     Julius     Fried     and 

31-22.  Le   Blanc   Oil   Company. 

Involving  S.   V2.  X.   14.  S.   V2  of  NW.   >4, 
Sec.   6.   11-23. 

The  method  of  controlling  the  water  problems  in  all  oil  lands  in  this 
state,  even  though  it  may  eventually  be  decided  that  title  to  some  rests 
with  the  federal  government,  should  logically  be  left  to  the  ordinary 
operation  of  the  state  law  for  the  following  reasons: 

1.  The  law  is  so  framed  as  to  adequately  protect  all  lands. 

2.  All  oil  producers  are  a.ssessed  to  support  the  administrative  work 
established  by  the  state  law. 

3.  The  State  Mining  Bureau  has  access  to  all  records  necessary. 

4.  Any  division  of  such  work  will  lead  to  misunderstandings  and 
inefficiency  M'hich  will  be  burdensome  to  the  oil  operators. 


236 


STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERAHSOR. 


STATISTICS  OF  PRODUCTION. 

The  statistics  of  oil  and  gas  production,  together  with  financial 
results,  for  the  calendar  year,  1915,  are  fully  set  forth  in  Bulletin 
No.  71  of  this  Bureau. 

Monthly  statistics  of  individual  fields  are,  however,  here  set  forth  in 
order  to  continue  the  record  published  in  Bulletin  No.  69,  which  covered 
all  phases  of  the  oil  industry  and  included  the  monthly  field  statistics 
from  January,  1903,  to  October,  1914.  The  figures  are  compiled  from 
those  published  by  the  Standard  Oil  Company.  Attention  is  particu- 
larly directed  to  decrease  in  individual  well  production  shown  in  nearly 
all  the  fields. 

KERN   RIVER. 


ATerage  dail;  pro- 
duction in  barrels 


1914— November   1  1 

December  j  1, 

]915— January  1, 

February  j  1, 

March    . 1; 

April :  1 

May 1; 

June  !  1 

July  I  1 

August   ;  1; 

September  1, 

October 1^ 

November  1 

December  1. 

1916— January  1^ 

February  1; 

March   1, 

April 1 

May    1; 

June    1, 


McKITTRICK  FIELD. 

1914— November  

t 
269 

10,481 

39.0 

December 

251 

1 

9,267 

37.0 

1915— January  

271 



10,359 

38.2 

February  

270 



10,246 

37.9 

March   

252 



9,999 

39.6 

April 

268 

2 

9,908 

37.0 

May    

278 

9,948 

35.8 

June  

277 

9,748 

35.2 

July  .— 

278 



10,157 

36.5 

August    

277 

9,787 

35.3 

Sentember  

279 



9,698 

34.7 

October 

276 

9,366 

33.9 

November  _      

275 

8,920 
8,697 

32.4 

December  

276 

31.4 

1916— January  

276 

3 

6,112 

22.1 

Febmary  

280 

2 

7,367 

26.3 

March   

280 

1 

8,819 

31.5 

April 

j            280 

1 

9,119 

32.5 

May   

280 

3 

9.408 

33.6 

June 

283 

2 

9,145 

32.3 

FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 
MIDWAY-SUNSET. 


237 


Number  of  wells 


Produc- 
ing 


Cora- 
plfted 


Average  dally  pro- 
duction in  barrels 


Total        Per  well 


]  914— November 
December  . 

1915— January  .. 
February  . 

March   

April    . 

May   

June 

July    

August   --- 
September 
October  ... 
November 
December  . 

1916— January  .. 
February  . 

March   

April 

May   

June  


1,351 
1,376 
1,386 
1,388 
1,316 
1,326 
1,334 
1,388 
1,405 
1,413 
1,377 
1,406 
1,412 
1,418 
1,428 
1,435 
1,483 
1,530 
1,545 
1,557 


LOST   HILLS  AND   BELRIDGE. 


116,175 
112,376 
111,355 
109,463 
107,630 
108,172 
106,790 
106,490 
105,389 
107,162 
107,889 
111,242 
106,486 
104,691 
98,510 
98,980 
106,653 
106,604 
107,574 
106,643 


85.9 
81.7 
80.2 
78.8 
81.8 
81.6 
80.0 
76.8 
75.0 
75.9 
78.3 
79.1 
75.3 
73.9 
69.0 
69.0 
71.9 
69.5 
69.5 
6S.4 


1914— November 
December  . 

1915— January  .. 
February  . 

March   

April 

May   

June 

July   

August   ... 
September 
October    _. 
November 
December  . 

1916— January  _. 
February  . 

March    

April    

May   

June 


52.9 
52.1 
52.0 
49.8 
48.8 
50.8 
50.0 
47.6 
47.5 
48.2 
47.1 
45.8 
44.8 
45.9 
43.3 
45.4 
47.5 
46.5 
45.1 
43.9 


COALINGA. 


1914 — November 
December  . 

1915— January  .. 
February  . 

March   

April    

May   

June 

July   

August   ... 
September 
October    .. 
November 
Drcenibcr  . 

1916— January  .. 
February  . 

March   

April 

May   

June 


826 

2 

41,262 

50.0 

815 

1 

39,856 

48.9 

812  , 

2 

39,677 

48.7 

807  .... 

39,294 

48.6 

817 

1 

39,704 

48.6 

819 

1 

38,910 

47.5 

812 

1 

37,923 

46.7 

808 

2 

38,955 

48.4 

795  

37,297 
37,341 

46.9 

798  L... 

46.8 

792 

6  1 

34,737 

43.8 

799  !..-. 



34.306 

42.9 

806  .... 

34,183 

42.4 

804 

1 

33.248 

41.3 

803 

3 

30,911 

38.4 

701 

1 

26,672 

37.9 

772 

3 

32,996 

42.6 

812  . 

36,279 

44.6 

853 

4 

38,394 

44.9 

889  j 

^1 

42.944 

48.2 

238 


STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 
SANTA    MARIA— LOMPOC. 


Number  of  wells 


Produc- 
ing 


Com- 
pleted 


Average  daily  pro- 
duction in  barrels 


Per  well 


1914— November 
December  . 

1915— January   _. 
February  . 

March   

April 

May    

June 

July   

August   — . 
September 
October  __. 
November 
December  _ 

1916— January  .. 
February  _ 

March 

April 

May  

June 


234 

1 

235 

2 

''^fi 

230 

1 

243 



242 

1 

243 

2l 

242 

' 

241 

1 

944 

?41 

241 

2 

'43 

237 

229 

3 

937 

237 

2 

239 

1  I 

238 

1 

938 

11,290 

11,105 

11,065 

11,435 

11,760 

12,115 

12,680 

13,450 

13,365 

13,600 

12,545 

12,680 

11,915 

12,460 

10,535 

10,815 

11,405 

11,920 

11.595  I 

11,930 


47.8 
47.3 
46.8 
49.6 
48.2 
49.9 
52.1 
55.4 
55.3 
55.7 
51.8 
52.5 
49.0 
52.3 
45.9 
45.6 
48.1 
50.2 
48.9 
50.3 


VENTURA-NEWHALL. 


1914— November 
December  . 

1915— January  _. 
February  . 

March   

April    

May    

Jime  

July   

August   ...- 
September 
October    _. 
November 
December  . 

1916— January  .. 
February  . 

March    

April    

May   

June 


438 
442 
438 
430 
430 
441 
434 
439 
440 
442 
445 
439 
443 
444 
444 
444 
441 
441 
435 
435 


2,632 
2,K7 
2,416 
2,545 
2,525 
2,717 
2,967 
2,824 
3,018 
2,741 
2,924 
2,893 
3,269 
3,215 
3,048 
2,997 
3,277 
3,536 
3,285 
3,194 


6.0 
5.8 
5.5 
5.9 
5.8 
6.1 
6.8 
6.4 
6.8 
6.2 
6.6 
6.6 
7.4 
7.2 
6.9 
6.8 
7.4 
8.0 
7.5 
7.3 


1914- 


1915 


November  . 
December  .. 
-January  ... 
February  .. 

March  

April    

May   

June 

July   

August   

September  . 

October    

November  . 
December  .. 
1916 — January  ... 
February  .. 
March   ..... 

April    

May   

June 


SALT   LAKE   AND   LOS  ANGELES. 


687 

687 
6SS 
687 
687 

6.S7 



6S1 

681 
6,S5 

688 

688 
6SS 



688 

691 

691 

fm 

693 

60S 

688 



664 


6,243 
6,405 
5,945 
6,711 
5,957 
6,177 
5,670 
5,630 
5,773 
5,286 
5,797 
5,477 
5,814 
5,236 
4,711 
5,383 
4,864 
4,714 
4,914 
4,717 


9.1 
9.2 
8.6 
9.8 
8.6 
9.0 
8.3 
8.3 
8.4 
7.7 
8.4 
7.9 
8.4 
7.6 
6.8 
7.8 
7.0 
6.8 
7.1 
7.1 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 
WHITTIER-FULUERTON. 


239 


Number  of  uells 


Average  daily  ijro- 
ductlon  in  barrels 


1914— November   — 

December  

1915 — January  

February  

March   

April    

May   

June  

July   

August   

September  

October    

November   

December  

1016— January  

February  

March    

April    

May    

June  

SUMMERLAND. 

1914— November  

December  .. - 

1915— January  

February  — 

March   

April    

May   

June  

July   

August  

September  

October 

November  

December  

1916— January  

February  

March   

April    

May  

June  


567 

5 

40,629 

71.8 

568 

8 

38,511 

67.7 

568 

6 

39,293 

69.0 

570 

7 

37,514 

66.8 

581 

6 

37,063 

63.7 

589 

4 

35,807 

60.8 

591 

3 

35,169 

59.4 

599 

3 

34,661 

57.8 

600 

7 

34,714 

57.8 

605 

3 

34,192 

56.4 

605 

4 

35,880 

59.4 

611 

6 

35,023 

57.2 

608 

2 

35,182 

57.8 

613 

5 

34,037 

55.5 

620 

3 

35,385 

57.0 

620 

7 

35,753  1 

57.6 

624 

4 

37,920 

60.8 

627 

3 

37,849 

60.3 

587 

1 

38,583 

65.6 

626 

6 

40,696 

64.9 

102  I 

102  ' 
102 
102 
102 
102 
102 
102 
102 
102 
95 
112 
112 
112 
112 
112 
112 
112 
112 
112 


148  I 

148  ' 

148 

148 

148 

148 

148 

136 

137 

135 

132 

153 

155 

155 

155 

155 

155 

155 

155 

156 


1.4 
1.4 
1.4 
1.4 
1.4 
1.4 
1.4 
1.3 
1.3 
1.3 
1.4 
1.4 
1.4 
1.4 
1.4 
1.4 
1.4 
1.4 
1.4 
1.4 


WATSONVILLE. 


1914— November 
December 

11)15— January  . 
February 
March   ... 

.\pril    

May    

June 

July    

August  -. 
September 
October  .. 
November 
December 

1916— January  . 
February 
March   ... 

April    

May    

June 


75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

18.7 

75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

16.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

75 

15.0 

240 


STATE   OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


CALIFORNIA   OIL    FIELDS. 


Wells 
produc- 
ing 


Monthly 


Per  d.'y 

Iier  well 
produc- 
ing 


1903- 


-January  _ 
February 

March    

April  

May    

June    

July    

Augiist    .. 
September 
October    .. 
November 
December 


2,307 
2,458 
2,302 
2,349 
2,473 
2,523 
2,532 
2,561 
2,587 
2,611 
2,623 


22 
13 
20 
34 
21 
25 
19 
17 


47,638 
57,520 

5S,318 
60,621 
73,402 
70,750 
66,351 
71,212 
72,S41 
71,236 
74,104 
75,531 


1,476,783 
1,610,572 

l,SCr7,841 
1,818,745 
2,275,466 
2,122,522 
2,056,867 
2,207,572 
2,1&3,230 
2,208,223 
2,223,120 
2,311,540 


20.7 
23.4 
25.3 
25.8 
29.7 
28.1 
26.2 
27.8 
28.1 
27.3 
28.3 
28.9 


1904- 


-January    . 
February 

March    

April     

May    

June   

July    

August 

September 
October  . 
Kovember 
December 


2,601 
2,722 
2,722 
2,791 
2,818 
2,885 
2,834 
2,822 
2,755 
2,732 
2,760 
2,713 


73,547  2,279,955 

74,845  2,170,514 

79,541  2,465,785 

78,601  2,358,043 

79,426  2,462,215 

80,332  2,409,988 

82,431  2,c55,359 

82,516  2,557,998 

79,629  2,388,876 

82,199  2,548,166 

86,126  2,583,778 

89,289  2,767,957 


28.3 
27.5 
29.2 
28.2 
28.2 
27.9 
29.1 
29.2 
28.9 
30.1 
31.2 
32.9 


1905— January 
February 
March    .„ 

April  

May    

June  

July    

August    — . 
September 
October  ._ 
November 
December   . 


2,663 
2,485 
2,266 
2,336 
2,361 


1906— January    . 
February 
March    ... 

April    

May    

June  

July    

August    ... 
September 
October  ... 
November 
December   . 


1907 — .January   . 
February 

March    

April     

May    

June   

July    

August    ... 
September 
October    . 
November 
December    . 


2.376 

17 

2,364 

27 

2,266 

17 

2,327 

17 

2,.398 

12 

2,472 

■     9  I 

2,4.36 

8 

2,429 

13 

2.428 

12 

2,372 

15 

2,366 

24 

2,321 

15 

2,335 

15 

2,349 

14 

2,358 

13 

2,397 

17 

2,401 

16 

2,396 

11 

2,426 

20 

2,453 

14 

2,471 

12 

2,.511 

20  ' 

2,472 

22 

2,604 

26  , 

2,678 

38  1 

2.666 

30  ! 

2,666 

25 

2,696 

34 

2,748 

37 

2,807 

52  ' 

2,827 

46 

86,829 
89,938 
89,033 
90,688 
94,137 
97,733 
89,611 
90,262 
^,934 
102,334 
102,003 
99,019 


94,668 
97,300 
92,506 
91,476 
91,190 
87,169 
86,841 
84,682 
87,037 
86,534 
88,228 
85,491 


83,999 
89,781 
90,012 
103,879 
117,084 
118,499 
120,4.38 
114,881 
120,268 
119,814 
116,561 
119,962 


2,691,700 
2,518,263 
2,761,009 
2,720,662 
2,918,236 
2,931,982 
2,777,940 
2,798,116 
2,878,019 
3,172,369 
3,060,102 
3,069,593 


2,934,694 
2,726,635 
2,867,693 
2,714,293 
2,826.899 
2,615,085 
2,692,079 
2,625,129 
2,611,097 
2,682,568 
2,646,845 
2,650,212 


2,603,827 
2,513,867 
2,790,385 
3,176,384 
3,629,618 
3,554,986 
3,734,207 
3,561,300 
3,608,046 
3,714,219 
3,496,810 
3,718.833 


32.6 
36.2 
39.7 
38.8 
39.9 
41.6 
37.9 
39.8 
41.2 
42.7 
41.3 
40.3 


38.9 
40.1 
39.0 
38.6 
39.3 
37.3 
36.9 
35.9 
36.3 
36.0 
36.8 
35.2 


34.2 
36.3 
35.8 
42.8 
45.0 
44.2 
45.2 
43.1 
44.6 
43.6 
41.5 
42.4 


I 


FIRST   ANNUAIi   REPORT. 
CALIFORNIA  OIL  FIELDS— Continued. 


241 


Productioi 

com- 
pleted 

Wells 
produc- 

Per day 

uer  well 
produc- 
ing 

ing 

during 
month 

Daily 

Monthly 

2,865 

48 

121,107 

3,754,324 

42.3 

2,914 

40 

121,761 

3,.531,061 

41.8 

2,987 

38 

125,577 

3,892,901 

42.0 

3,021 

53 

125,068 

3,752,025 

41.4 

3,051 

47 

128,889 

3,995,562 

41.5 

3,106 

59 

130,888 

3,926,640 

42.1 

3,160 

52 

129,781 

4,023,226 

41.1 

3,219 

66 

136,094  !  4,218,916 

42.3 

3,252 

48 

136,958 

4,109,646 

j            42.1 

3,305 

64 

139,282 

4,317,768 

1             42.1 

3,351 

64 

143,367 

4,301,011 

1            42.8 

3,399 

62 

144,634 

4,483,657 

!            42.6 

3,442 

55 

143,820 

4,520,435 

42.3 

3,433 

60 

140,679 

3,939,026 

41.0 

3,520 

57 

153,060 

4,744,870 

43.5 

3,582 

68 

159,293 

4,778,787 

44.5 

3,640 

70 

159,088 

4,931,729 

43.7 

3,654 

67 

162,819 

4,884,575 

44.0 

3,724 

68 

163,438 

5,066,576 

43.9 

3,775 

56 

156,001 

4,836,017 

41.6 

3,869 

59 

166,377 

4,991,312 

43.0 

3,889 

64 

166,090 

5,148,788 

42.7 

3,945 

54 

170,441 

5,113,236 

43.2 

3,919 

70 

168,915 

5,236,372 

43.1 

3,986 

77 

167,198 

5,183,150 

41.9 

4,045 

90 

174,133 

4,875,711 

43.0 

4,151 

88 

194,278 

6,022,624 

46.8 

4,249 

97 

219,350 

6,580,510 

51.6 

4,293 

103 

2>->,672 

6,995,825 

52.6 

4,417 

102 

237,551 

7,126,544 

.^3.8 

4,450 

96 

232,512 

7,207,890 

52.2 

4,5f)9 

74 

2;J7,688 

7,368,320 

52.7 

4,449 

72 

228,601 

6,858,028 

51.4 

4,436 

73 

211,364 

6,552,281 

47.6 

4,556 

82 

210,773 

6,323,189 

46.3 

4,692 

65 

213,016 

6,603,190 

45.4 

4,746 

65 

211,812 

6,566,180 

44.6 

4,757 

60 

213,329 

5,973,206 

44.8 

4,783 

68 

228,708 

7,089,955 

47.8 

4,7&1 

79 

230,978 

6,929,337 

48.2 

4,870 

75 

229,467 

7,113,466 

47.1 

4,885 

55 

223,136 

6,694,078 

45.7 

4,966 

61 

223,802 

6,937,862 

45.1 

4,997 

73 

232,546 

7,208,934 

46.5 

5,098 

79 

213,042 

7,291,254 

47.7 

5,142 

67 

234,949 

7,283,434 

45.7 

5,143 

56 

210,343 

7,210.297 

46.7 

5,138 

62 

1 

240,195 

7,446,041 

40.7 

5,170 

60  ' 

246,041 

7,627,258 

47.6 

5,157 

65 

237,705 

6,893,432 

46.1 

5,237 

58 

23:),145 

7,2S9,  !98 

44.9 

5,316 

75 

240,289 

7,208,672 

45.2 

5,374 

66 

236,554 

7,333,180 

44.0 

6,458 

67 

244,857 

7,345.702 

44.9 

5,518  < 

64 

243,895 

7,560,748 

44.2 

5,556 

82 

248,208 

7.694,442 

44.7 

5,589 

56 

252,709 

7,581.285 

45.2 

5,648 

67 

263,188 

8,158,814 

46.<i 

5,627 

50  1 

255,873 

7,676,176 

45.5 

5.626  1 

59  ' 

248,566 

7,705.232 

44.2 

1908— January    . 
Fiibruary 

March    

April   

May    

June  

July    

August  -- 
September 
October  -. 
November 
December 


1909— Jauuary    . 
February 
March    .._ 

April 

May    

June   

July    

August    — . 
September 
October  _.. 
November 
December   . 


1910— January    . 
February 

March    

April   

May    

June    

July    

August    -_. 
September 
October     .. 
November 
December    . 


1911- January    . 
February 
March    .— 

April     

May    

June   

July    

August    -- 
September 
October   -. 
November 
December   . 


1912— January    .. 
February    . 

March    

April  

May    ..-., 

June   

July 

August 

Septeiiilier 
October  ... 
November  . 
Dccfiiibcr  . 


IC— 27014 


242 


STATE   OIL    AND   GAS   SUPERMSOR. 


CALIFORNIA  OIL  FIELDS— ConUnued. 


I     Wells 
>r"!!th  I   produc- 

ing 

1913— January    5,638 

February    5,669 

March 5,7S4 

April  5,847 

May 5,924 

June 5,997 

July 6,035 

August 6,069 


Wells 

Production 

com- 
pleted    1 
daring 
month 

DaUy 

Jlouthly 

Per  day 
per  well 

prndu"- 
ing 

56 

244,592 

7,582,346 

13.4 

01 

260.813 

7,302,751 

46.0 

54 

264,026 

8,1S4,S09 

45.7 

44 

264,795 

7,943,851 

45.3 

42 

261,230 

8,036,138 

44.1 

64 

270,331 

8,109,<Hl 

45.1 

67 

276,578 

8,573,906 

45.8 

49 

284,103 

8,807,180 

46.8 

CALIFORNIA   OIL    FIELDS. 


Number  of  wells 


Daily  average  pro- 
j      ducUou  ill  barrels 


Storage  in  barrels 


End  of 
month 


1913— September     41  6,105 

October    39  5JS.yl 

XoTember 33  5,810 

December 29  5.870 

1914— January  37  5,915 

February 36  5^58 

March    33  5,899 

April    33  6,002 

May    ._ .57  6,097 

.June 43  6,178 

.July    42  6,261 

August    37  6,2i6 

September 25  6,110 

October 28  6,106 

Xovember    24  6,123 

December 26  6,106 

1915— January 20  6,116 

February   19  6,104 

March    23  6,069 

April 17  6,149 

May    23  6,307 

-June  14  6,432 

-July    28  6,469 

August    12  6,501 

September   30  6,438 

October 20  6,488 

November   14  6,507 

December  20  6,.532 

1916— January  35  6,547 

February  33  6,503 

March    34  6,651 

April    40  6,767 

May 50  6,807 

June 57  6,929 


2S4,076  46.6  47,678,299 

263,325  45.0  47,421,993        -^6,306    

273,265  47.0  47,786,439    -^364,446 

270,353  46.0  47,870,177    ^83,738 

281,835  47.5  49,308,-560    

280,561  43.9  49,797,205    -^488645 

286,-591  47.7  49,847,770    -50,565 

284,701  47.3  49,625,570        —222,200    

297,466  48.8  50,318,025    -f-6T2.4a5 

302.400  48.9  521,450,007    ^779320 

296,296  47.3  S,937,438    ^792,431 

293,943  47.0  53,188,857    -^251,419 

•^9,979  47.3  55,027.228    ^1,838,471 

282,152  46.2  56,024,899    -1-997,571 

2-59,771  42.3  57,on,068    -1,046,189 

250,S7  41.0  56,526,274    -^976,875 

2-50,528  41.0  59,276,301    ^750,027 

246,869  40.3  60,-i»7..306    -!-l,251,C0i5 

244,139  40.3  e0,777,.316    -r250,010 

244,703  39.7  60,656,177        —121,139    

246,1-53  -39.0  60,820,315   -164,138 

248,620  38.5  60,616,286        -204,029    

246,301  38.2  60,409,979        —206,307    

247.644  38.0  60.162,277        —247,702    

245,681  38.1  59.624,905        — 537,.372    

246,541  37.1  58,673,592        —951,313    

240,775  36.9  57,789,959        —883,633    

236,593  36.2  37,147,051        —642,908    

223,364  34.1  37,(65,887        —111,164    

223,495  34.4  56,021,093     —1,014,794    

242.651  36.5  54,975,705     -1,045,388    

246,097  36.4  53,569,504     — 1,406,201    

249,526  36.6  52,672,741        —896,763    

255,451  36.8  51,199,918     —1,472,823    


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DIRECTORY  OF  OIL  COMPANIES. 

Showing  Date  of  Incorporation,  Amount  of  Capital  Stock,  Number  of  Producing 
Weils  and   Counties   in  which    Located. 

(Companies  in  heavy-faced   type     caps  are  producing  companies.) 


A.    &    J.    OIL    COMPANY, 

400  H.  W.  Hellman  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.     A.    T.   Jergins,    President,    H.   J. 
Haase,     Secretary.        April     25,     1914. 
$80,000.       Three    wells,    Kern    County, 
Cal. 
y^tna    Oil    Mining    and    Developing    Com- 
pany, 
11214  Wilmington  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
W.  H.  Smith,  President,  Dwight  Har- 
ris, Secretary.     May  14,  1913.     ?25,000. 
/Etna    Petroleum    Company, 
3.50    California    St..    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
John  Lawson,   I'lesident,   G.   S.   Tyler, 
Secretary.     April   20,   1899.      $50,000. 
Aladdin    Oil    Company, 

408  Consolidated  Realty  Bldg.,  Los  An- 
geles,  Cal.     William  Mead,   President, 
L.  Schenck,  Secretary.     Sept.  17,  1900. 
$250,000. 
ALASKA    PIONEER   OIL   COMPANY, 
433     Mills     Bldg.,     San     Francisco,     Cal. 
M'.   Chappell.   President.   W.   J.    Clark, 
Secretary.      March   18,    1910.      $500,000. 
Seven  wells,   Kern   County. 
ALBERTA-MIDWAY  OIL   COMPANY, 
Box  441,  Bakevsfield.  Cal.     S.  G.  Tryon, 
President,    A.    C.    Tupman,    Secretarj'. 
April   26,    1911.      $500,000.      Five   wells, 
Kern   County. 
Alliance    Oil    Company, 
354  Pine  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.     L.  A. 
Phillips,   President,   H.   P.   Coles,   Sec- 
retary.     July    22,    1909.      $3,000,000. 
ALMA    OIL    COMPANY, 

403     Mills     Bldg.     San     Francisco.     Cal. 

C.      E.     Thomas,     President,     M.     A. 

Thomas,     Secretary.       June    22.     1900. 

$400,000.     Twenty  wells,  Kern  County. 

Alma    Oil    Company, 

Lemoore,    Cal.      June    23,    1904.      $50,000. 
Alpha    Oil    Company, 

604     Mills     Bldg.,     San     Francisco,     Cal. 
.January     30,      1909.       $50,000.        Kern 
Coimty. 
Altoona    Midway  Oil   Company. 
Box  413,  Altoona,  Pa.     R.  W.  A.  Jame- 
son. President,  J.  H.  Fiske.  Secretary. 
Fehruary    20,    1909.       $500,000.       Kern 
County. 
Alvarado   Oil   Company, 

1114   Union  Oil  Bldg.,   Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
L.    H.    Mitchell,    President,   V.   C.   Mc- 
Collough.     Secretary.       February     23, 
1004.       $300,000. 
AMALGAMATED    OIL    COMPANY, 

55  New  Montgomery  St.,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Cal.  Wm.  Sproule,  President. 
P.  G.  Williams,  Secretary.  October 
27.  1904.  $5,000,000.  Six  wells,  Los 
Angeles  County,  17  wells,  Orange 
County. 


AMAUROT  OIL  COMPANY, 

507  Foxcroft  Bldg.,   San  Francisco,   Cal. 
W.  E.  Miles,  President,  A.  J.  Weston, 
Secretary.     November  9,  1908.    $25,000. 
Four  wells,   Kern   County. 
Amazon    Oil    Company, 

410  Citizens  Bank  Bldg.,  Pasadena,  CaL 

A.  K.  Nash,  President,  R.  H.  Pinney, 
Secretary,  Sept.  26,  1900.  $400,000. 
Kern    County. 

Amber  Oil    Copmany, 

P.O.    Box    151,    Bakersfield,    Cal.      John 
Kincaid,    President,    S.    K.    Dickinson, 
Secretary.      July    19,     1909.       $500,000. 
Kern   County. 
AMERICAN    CRUDE    OIL   COMPANY, 

227  Title  Insurance  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.  William  F.  West,  President, 
H.  A.  Greene,  Secretary.  January  3, 
1912.  $500,000.  Nine  wells,  Kern 
County. 
AMERICAN  OIL  FIELDS  COMPANY, 

1015  Security  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
E.  L.  Doheny,  President,  Norman 
Bridge,  Secretary.  January  10,  1910. 
$25,000,000.  Forty-six  wells,  Kern 
County. 
AMERICAN     PETROLEUM     COMPANY, 

1015  Security  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
E.  L.  Doheny,  President,  Normaji 
Bridge,  Secretary.  February  7,  1908. 
$15,000,000.  Eighty-four  wells,  Fres- 
no County. 
AMITY  OIL   COMPANY, 

605  First  National  Bank  Bldg.,  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  Tliomas  P.  Wood- 
ward, President,  A.  B.  Smith,  Secre- 
tary. August  31,  1911.  $500,000.  Five 
wells,  Fresno  County. 
AMY   OIL   COMPANY, 

Coalinga,    Cal.      A.    P.    May,    President, 

B.  L.  Wyllie,  Secretary.  November 
14,  1908,  $50,000.  One  well,  Fresno 
County. 

Anglo  Callfornlan  Oil  Syndicate,  Ltd., 
Lompoc,     Cal.       W.     J.     Packard,     Cali- 
fornia Manager.    July  17,  1906.    £50,000. 
ADELINE    CONSOLIDATED    ROAD    OIL 
COMPANY, 

:\Iaricopa.     Cal.       A.     J,     Crites.       Seven 
wells,   Kern   County. 
APOLLO    OIL    COMPANY. 

507  Foxcroft  Bldg.,   San   Francisco,   Cal. 
W.  E.  Miles,  President,  A.  J.  Weston, 
Secretary.      February   13,   1901.      $500,- 
000.     Nineteen   well.s,   Kern   County. 
ARCTURUS    OIL    COMPANY, 

55  New  Montgomery  St.,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.  Wm.  Sproule,  President,  P.  G. 
Williams,  Secretary.  February  12, 
1904.  $400,000.  Thirty-one  wells, 
Los  Angeles  County. 


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STATE    OIL    AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


Arequipa    Oil    Company, 

245  Holbrook  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
O.      Scribner,      President,      G.      Sheri- 
dan,     Secretary.       January     5,      1909. 
$500,000.     Kern  County. 
ARICA    OIL    COMPANY, 

245  Holbrook  Bldg..   San  Francisco,  Cal. 
O.  Scribner,  Vice  President,  G.  Sheri- 
dan,     Secretary.        January     5,     1909. 
$500,000.     Nine   wells,   Fresno   County. 
ARIZONA    PETROLEUM    COMPANY, 
2227    Hobart    Blvd.,     Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
Julius    A.     Brown,    President,    E.    W. 
Forgy,     Secretary.       March     13,     1910. 
$250,000.     Seven  wells.  Fresno  Countv. 
ASSOCIATED   OIL   COMPANY, 

Sharon  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Wm. 
Sproule,  President,  P.  G.  Williams, 
Secretary.  October  7,  1901.  $40,000,000. 
524  wells.  Kern  County,  47  wells, 
Fresno  County. 
Atlas  Crude  Oil  Company, 

Care    Title    Insurance    and    Trust    Com- 
pany. Los  Angeles,  Cal.     G.  M.  Giffln, 
President.    Theo.    A.    Simpson,    Secre- 
tary.    July  14,   1900.      $30,000. 
August   Oil    Company, 
Box    635,    Fresno,    Cal.      F.    A.    Homan, 
President,   A.   "SV.    Burdick,    Secretary. 
April  4,   1910.     $1,000,000.    Kern  Coun- 
ty. 
Avenal  Land  and  Oil  Company, 

350    California   St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
John  Lawson.  President.  R.  D.  Blake, 
Secretary.     April  20,   1899.      $500,000. 
Azores  Oil   Company, 

Hanford.    Cal.      M.    J.    Caetano,    Presi- 
dent,   "V^'ilhelmina    Nunes,     Secretary. 
January  20,  1909.     $50,000. 
Aztec   Oil    Company, 

245  Holbrook  Bldg.,  San  Fi-ancisco,  Cal. 
August  2.   1909.      $250,000. 
Baby   Kings   Oil   and   Mineral   Company, 
Box  416.   Hanford,   Cal.     F.   B.    Skinner, 
President.    "W.     R.     McQuiddy,     Secre- 
tary.     December  S,    1897.      $64,000. 
Bakersfield- Fresno  Oil   Company, 
Box   688.    Fresno,    Cal.     H.    M.   Rodgers, 
President,     F.     E.     Cook,     Secretary. 
August      31,      1899.        $100,000.        Kern 
County. 
Bakersfield    Fuel   and   Oil   Company, 
Box    241,    Selma.    Cal.      W.    H.    Shafer, 
President,    Chas.    A.    Lee,    Secretars-. 
July  31,   1899.      $16,000. 
Bakersfield    Six    Oil    Company, 
Box      246.       Bakersfield,      Cal.         Lesser 
Hirschfeld,    President,    L.    D.    Hirshfeld, 
Secretary.      January   6,    1911.      $10,000. 
Balboa   Oil   Company, 
629    Spreckels    Bldg..     San    Diego,    Cal. 
A.   J.    Taylor.   President,   J.   Wiseman, 
Secretary.      June   10.   1912.      $500,000. 
Bald    Eagle   Junior   Oil    Company, 
Box    308,    Napa.    Cal.      E.    H.    Winship, 
President,     J.     E.     Beard,     Secretarv. 
February   1.   1001.      $175,000. 
Baltimore    Oil    Company, 
Union  Oil  Bldg..  Los  Angeles,  Cal.    June 
23.   1910.      $1,000,000. 
BALD    EAGLE    OIL    COMPANY, 

110  Sutter  St.,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 
C.  H.  Phillips,  President,  "Wm.  Lange, 
Jr..  Secretary.  January  7.  1901. 
.'5500.000.  Thirteen  wells,  Kern 
County. 


BANKERS    OIL    COMPANY, 

Citizens   Bank   Bldg.,   Los  Angeles,   Cal 
Orra    E.    Monnette,    President,    M.    J.I 
Monnette.    Secretary.      November    24,1 
1909.       $1,000,000.       Thirty-two     wells,' 
Kern   County. 
BANKLINE    OIL    COMPANY, 

Alaska  Commercial  Bldg.,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  John  Barneson,  President. 
J.  L.  Barneson,  Secretary.  May  20, 
1912.  $200,000.  Seventeen  wells,  Kern 
County. 
Banner   Oil    Company, 

820   Union   Oil   Bldg.,    Los  Angeles,   Cal. 
J.     H.     Strine,     President,     Ruben     S. 
Schmidt,     Secretarv.       September    12, 
1891.     $10,000. 
Banner   Oil    Company, 

S2S  Mills  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  J.  J. 

Seymour,    President,    T.    C.    Judkins, 

Secretary.     February  19,  1901.    $60,000. 

BARD   OIL    AND   ASPHALT   COMPANY, 

S16  Storey  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Edw.  Strasburg,  President,  E.  C. 
Dunshee,  Secretary.  August  28,  1900. 
$2,000,000.  Twenty-two  wells,  Ven- 
tura County. 
Bardsdale    Canon    Oil    Company, 

300    Harvard    Blvd.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
Chas.   F.  Kurd,  President,   Thos.  Pas- 
coe.  Secretary.     May  16,  1901.    $20,000. 
Ventura    County. 
BARDSDALE    CRUDE    OIL    COMPANY, 

514  Federal  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles.  Cal. 
A.  F.  Schiffman,  President,  Chas.  A. 
Shaw.  Secretary.  June  18,  1900. 
$200,000.  Eight       wells.  Ventura 

County. 
Barnodon   Oil  Company, 

120S     Alaska     Commercial     Bldg.,     San 
Francisco,  Cal.     John  Barneson,  Pres- 
ident,    W.     J.     Dinsmore,     Secretary. 
April    9,    1910.      $1,000,000. 
Barstow  Paraffin  Oil  Company, 

Barstow,  Cal.     March  12,  1912.     $200,000. 
Barstow  San  Antonio  Oil  Company, 

9  Beach  St.,  Detroit,  Mich.     January  16, 
1915.      $100,000. 
Bay   City  Oil    Company, 

30  S,   Raymond   St.,   Pasadena,   Cal.    Ira 
J.  H.  Syk.-s.  Secretary.  October  28, 
1899.     $500,000.     Kern  County. 
Bear  Creek  Oil   Company, 

831  State  St..  Santa  Barbara,  Cal.    J.  H. 
Hurlbut.  President,  A.  R.  Edmondson, 
Secretary.     July   12,   1913.      $10,000. 
BEATTY      OIL      AND      DEVELOPMENT 
COMPANY, 

221  Merchants  Trust  Bldg.,  Los  An- 
geles. Cal.  S.  W.  Beatty,  President, 
H.  M.  Foster,  Secretary.  February 
10,  1913.  $1,500,000.  One  well,  Ven- 
tura County. 
BED    ROCK    OIL    COMPANY, 

1114  Union  Oil  Bldg.,   Los  Angeles,   Cal. 
W.   W.    Orcutt,    President,    Giles   Kel- 
log.      Secretary.        January      4.      1909. 
$50,000.      Two   wells,   Kern   County. 
Bell    Oil    Company. 

,303  Fay  Bldg..  Los  Angeles.  Cal.  C.  E. 
Lapp,  President.  J.  W.  Eberle,  Secre- 
tary.    July   2,    1910,      $100,000. 


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Belmont    Oil    Company, 
Chino,     San     Bernardino     County,     Cal. 
O.     J.     Newman,      President,      Edwin 
Rhodes,     Secretary.        September     1-3, 
18!nt.      $200,000. 
BELRIDGE    OIL   COMPANY, 

1130  Van  Xuy.s  BIdg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Burton    E.     Green,     President,    W.     J. 
Hole,     Secretary.      January    25,     1911. 
$1,000,000.     Seventy-three  wells,  Kern 
County. 
Bequette   Oil    Company, 
115  S.  Churcli  St..  Visalia.  Cal.     Paschal 
Bequette,    President,    N.    F.    Bradley, 
Secretarj-.      January    16,    1900.     $9,000. 
Berkeley   Coalinga   OH   Company, 
129  Leidesdorff  St.,   San  Francisco,   Cal. 
W.    L.    W.    Miller,    President,    D.    R. 
X.irris,      Secretary.       May      12,      1910. 
si'io.ooo.     Fresno   County. 
Berkeley  Paraffine  Oil  Company, 
311      Berkeley     National     Bank      Bldg., 
Berkeley,  Cal.     Geo.  H.  De  Kay,  Pres- 
ident,   P.    S.    Brunk,    Secretary.      July 
16,   1912.      $1,000,000. 
C.    J.     BERRY    AND    F.    L.     KELLER, 
1120    L.    A.    Investment    Bldg.,    Los    An- 
geles,   Cal.      C.    J.    Berry,    President, 
F.      L.      Keller,      Secretary.        Fifteen 
wells,   Kern  County. 
Best   Yet   OH    Company, 
193  E.  "E"  St.,  Coalinga,  Cal.  O.  D.  Lof- 
tus,     President,     Guy     H.     Salisbury, 
Secretary.     October  29.  1909.    $150,000. 
Fresno    County. 
B.     H.    C.    OIL    COMPANY, 

208  Brower  Bldg..  Bakersfleld,  Cal.  C.  S. 
Claflin.    President.   W.   H.   Hill,   Secre- 
tary.      September    18,     1908.       $15,000. 
Six  wells,  Kern  County. 
Big    Bill   Oil   Company, 
Fresno,    Cal.      A.    B.    Smith,    President. 
April   29.   1909.      $200,000. 
Big    Sespe    Oil    Company    of    Caiiforniaj 
609  X.  Main  St.,  Santa  Ana,  Cal.     L.  A. 
Clampitt,    President,    Dr.    I.    D.    Mills, 
Secretary.      Sept.    4,    1896.      $500,000. 
Big    Shell    Petroleum    Company, 

10      Farmers       National       Bank      Bldg., 
Fresno,  Cal.     H.  H.  Walsh,  Vice  Pres- 
ident,    W.     W.     Parsons,     Secretary. 
June  7,  1904.      $60,000. 
BIRCH    OIL    COMPANY, 

R.F.r>.     Xo.     4.     Fullerton,     Cal.       Nine 
wells.   Orange  County. 
Blue  Bear  Oil   Company, 
Room  716,  74  Xew  Montgomery  St.,  San 
Francisco.     A.    L.    Darrow,    President. 
August  15,   1910.     $750,000. 
Blue   Diamond   Oil   Company, 
Grass  Valley,    Cal.      'Walter  G.    Thomas, 
President,  Lloyd   P.   I.,;irne,  Secretary. 
October   15.    1900.      $100,000. 
Bohemian  Oil   Company, 
220   N.    Irwin    St.,    Hanford,    Cal.     L.    S. 
Chittenden,    President,    A.    F.    Flory, 
Secretary.     July   14.    1909.     $500,000. 

J.  S.  BOOK.  OIL  AND  INVESTMENT 
COMPANY, 
.'>21  Washington  Bldg..  Los  Angeles.  Cal. 
J.  S.  Book,  I'resldent.  G.  E.  Dela- 
vans,  Jr.,  Secretary.  February  8.  1913. 
$50,000.    3  weUs.  Los  Angelas  County. 


Borst  &   Baker  Oil   Company, 

Box  AA,   Coalinga.  Cal.     Jas.   A.  Ward, 
President,     A.     T.     Borst,     Secretary. 
November    19,    1910.      $100,000.      Kern 
County. 
BOSTON     PACIFIC    OIL    COMPANY, 

204    Sharon    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 

Fred  G.  King,  President,  E.   B.   Cush- 

man.    Secretary.      December    12.    1911. 

$1,000,000.      Two    wells,    Kern    County. 

BOSTON    PETROLEUM    COMPANY, 

131    State    St.,    Boston,    Mass.      Arthur 
Winslow,    President,    Henry   L.    Rand, 
Treasurer.     March   21,   1910.     $500,000. 
p]leven    wells,    Kern    County. 
Boychester   Oil    Company, 

Box    Y,    Coalinga,    Cal.      W.    C.    Reilly, 
President,    J.    A.    Fluetsch,    Secretary. 
May  19,  1909.      $100,000. 
Bradford   Oil    Company, 

1241    Flood    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
H.   Nathan,   President,   Louis   Nathan, 
Secretary.      May   17,    1899.     $250,000. 
BRAD   OIL   COMPANY,    LTD., 

Box  178.  Taft,  Cal.     TV.  E.  Burns,  Pres- 
ident,   E.    D.   Taylor,    Secretarj\     May 
12,    1910.      $500,000.      Two   wells,   Kern 
County. 
BREA   CANON   OIL   COMPANY, 

1117  Trust  and  Savings  Bldg.,  Los  An- 
geles, Cal.  Dan  Murphy,  President, 
G.  Holterhoff.  Jr..  Secretary.  July 
26,  1899.  $200,000.  Twenty- four  wells. 
Orange  County. 
Briceland   Oil   Company, 

Briceland,   Cal.     J.   W.   Bourden.    Presi- 
dent,   C.    J.    Swithenbank,    Secretary. 
April  22,  1913.      $150,000. 
British   American   Oil   Company, 

Box  597,  Santa  Monica,  Cal.     W.  Z.  Mc- 
Donald,   President,    Robt.    K.    Walton, 
Secretary.     August   26.    1907.     $100,000. 
BRITISH     CONSOLIDATED     OIL     COM- 
PANY, 

Coalinga,  Cal.  R.  S.  Haseltine,  General 
Manager,  E.  A.  Chatfield,  President, 
36  Queen  St.,  London,  E.  C;  E.  Pal- 
frev.  Secretary,  36  Queen  St.,  London. 
E.  C.  August  29,  1908.  £2,922,000.  5 
wells,  Fresno. 
Bronco   Oil    Company, 

58  Sutter  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Chas. 
A.  Son.  President,  A.  N.  Baldwin, 
Secretary.  November  19,  190S.  $100,- 
mn. 

BROOKSHIRE    OIL    COMPANY. 

San  Luis  Obispo,  Cal.  J.  W.  Barne- 
berg.  President,  Henry  Bahr,  Secre- 
tary. December  1.  1902.  $500,000. 
Three  wells,  Kern  County.  Three 
wells.   Santa  Barbara  County. 

Brooks   Oil    Company, 
Room   312.    16   California   St.,   San  Fran- 
cisco,   Cal.      B.    F.    Brooks,    President, 
C.    L.    Brooks,    Secretary.      October   2. 
1908.   $500,000.   Santa  Barbara  County. 

Brown    Oil    Company, 

Bakersfleld,  Cal.  P.  S.  Brown,  Presi- 
dent, S.  Ti.  Mack.  Secretary.  Jan- 
uary  29,    1900.      $250,000. 

BUENA    FE    PETROLEUM    COMPANY, 
1011    Security    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
T.  A.  O'Donnell.  President,   E.   L.  Do- 
heny,      Jr.,      Secretary.        Fifty-three 
wells,   Kern  County. 


248 


STATE    OIL    AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


Buena    Vista    Oil    Company, 
522  W.  P.  Story  Bldgr.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
J.   M.   McLeod,   President,   C.   P.    But- 
ler.  Secretary.     July  23,  1914.     $1,500,- 
000.      Kern    County. 
BUICK    OIL    COIVIPANY,    INC., 
729  Title  Insurance  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.     D.    D.    Buick,    President,    A.    B. 
Allison,    Assistant    Secretary.     March 
7,    1910.      $5,000,000.      One    well,    Kern 
County. 
Bull    Dog    Oil    Company, 
1130  Van  Nuys  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
M.     H.     Whittier,     President,     H.     L. 
T^^estbrook,  Secretary.     March  6,  1911. 
$300,000. 
Bunker  Hill  Oil   Mining   Company, 

110     Sutter     St.,     San     Francisco.     Cal. 
J.  W.  Wright,  President,  Wm.  Lange, 
Secretary.     November  9,   1899.      $500,- 
000.     Kern  County. 
Calex  Oil   Company, 

Bakersfield.    Cal.      H.    A.    Jastro,    Presi- 
dent.  E.    St.    Clair,    Secretary. 
CALIFORNIA    COAST    OIL    COMPANY, 
1114  Union   Oil  Bldg.,   Los  Angeles,    Cal. 
W.   L.   Stewart,   President,   Giles  Kel- 
logg,   Secretary.      September   10,    1903. 
$200,000.      Ten    wells,    Santa    Barbara 
County. 
CALIFORNIA      COUNTIES      OIL      COM- 
PANY, 
58  Sutter  St.,  San  Francisco.  Cal.     J.  E. 
Woodbridge,    President,    E.    A.    Rich- 
ards,   Secretary.      February    11,    1911. 
$500,000.       Four    wells,    Kern    County. 
California   Dakota  Oil   Company, 

Temple  Bar  Building,  Fresno,  Cal.  John 
Halm,  President.  Walter  Hart,  Secre- 
tary.     October   27,    1913.      $200,000. 
California    Fresno   Oil   Company, 
Box    823,    Fresno,    Cal.      A.    C.    Rusch- 
haupt,    Secretary.      October    31,    1901. 
$50,000. 
CALIFORNIA        MIDWAY       OIL        COM- 
PANY, 
401  H.  W.  Hellman  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.      B.    W.    McCausland,    President. 
J.   H.    Nolan,    Secretary.     January   13, 
1912.      $1,500,000. 
California    Natural   Gas  Company, 

200   Bush    St.,   San   Francisco,   Cal. 
CALIFORNIA      OIL      AND      GAS      COM- 
PANY, 
Coalinga,    Cal.      W.    M.    Graham,    Presi- 
dent.   Warren    H.    Spurge.    Secretary. 
February,      1912.        $1,000,000.       Three 
wells,  Fresno  County. 
California  Oil   Company, 
516  Grant  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.    F.  J. 
Rogers,     President,     J.     R.      Thomas, 
Secretary.      June    7,    1901.      $1,000,000. 
California  Oil  Land  Company, 
McMahon    Audit    Company,    First    Na- 
tional Bank  Bldg.,  Denver,  Colo.  Mav 
17,    1912.      $50,000. 
California    Reliance  Oil   Company, 
317     Tajo     Bldg.,     Los     Angeles.      Cal. 
Thurston    Daniels,    President.    Minnie 
Daniels,     Secretary.       April     11,     1910. 
$1,500,000.     Ventura  County. 
CALIFORNIA     STAR     OIL     COMPANY, 
1011    Security    Bldg.,    Los   Angeles.    Cal. 
T.    A.    O'Donnell,    President,    Ellis    T. 
Yarnell,     Secretary.       May     20,     1915. 
$100,000.      One  well,   Kern  County. 


CALL  OIL  COMPANY, 

1927  Mariposa  St.,  Fresno,  Cal.  D.  A. 
Ewing,  President,  W.  O.  Miles,  Sec- 
retary. January  8,  1901.  $250,000. 
Three  wells,   Fresno   County. 

CALLOMA    OIL   COMPANY, 

1913  Chester  Ave.,  Bakersfield,  Cal. 
H.  A.  Jastro,  President,  E.  St.  Clair, 
Secretary.  February  15,  1904.  $200,- 
000.     Four  wells,   Kern  County. 

CALLOMA        EXTENSION       OIL       COM- 
PANY, 
Bakersfield,    Cal.      H.    A.    Jastro,    Presi- 
dent,   E.    St.    Clair,    Secretary.      Four 
wells,  Kern   County, 
CALOKLA   OIL    COMPANY, 

540  Title  In.surance  Bldg..  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.  P.  J.  White,  President,  E.  M. 
Riese,  Secretary.  Nov.  5,  1903. 
$250,000.  Five  wells,  Los  Angeles 
County. 
CALUMET    OIL    COMPANY, 

636  I.    W.    Hellman   Bldg.,   Los  Angeles, 
Cal.     F.   L.  Wright,  President,  Arthur 
N.    Gage,     Secretary.      April    7,    1911. 
$1,000,000.      6    wells,    Ventura    County, 
Camarillo   Oil   Company, 
210   W.    Seventh    St.,    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 
H.  J.   Doulton,  President,  L.   N.   Stott, 
Secretary.      April    22,    1910.      $100,000. 
Cameron   Oil   Company  of  California, 
Merchants     Trust    Bldg.,     Los    Angeles, 
Cal.     John  Ferguson,  President.  H.  S. 
McCallum,    Secretary.     April   23,    1914. 
$25,000.      Ventura    County. 
Canadian    Coalinga    Oil    Company,    Ltd. 
739     Hastings     St.,     West     Vancouver, 
B.  C.     E.  J.  McFeely,  President,  R.  J. 
Cromie,    Secretary.      October   10,   1910. 
$1,500,000.     Fresno   Coimty. 
CANADIAN      PACIFIC     OIL     COMPANY, 
1003    Central    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles.    Cal. 
W.     E.     Watson,     President,     M,     M. 
Short,      Secretary.        March     9,     1907. 
$2,000,000.      Fourteen    wells,    Los    An- 
geles County. 
Canadian    Pacific  Oil   Company  of   British 
Columbia,   Ltd., 
Box    63,    Midland,    Cal.      September    12, 
1910.    $3,000,000.      Kern    County. 
Cantin    Land,   Oil   and    Development   Com- 
pany, 
Star    Route,    Sanger,    Cal.      Maude    H. 
Lindsey,     President,     E.     P.     Lindsey, 
Secretary.     February   8,    1910.    $10,000. 
CAPITOL     CRUDE    OIL    COMPANY    OF 
LOS   ANGELES, 
637  Consolidated  Realty  Bldg.,  Los  An- 
geles,   Cal.      M.    H.    Sherman,    Presi- 
dent.   A.    J.    Smith,    Secretary,      April 
26.     1894.       $3,000,000.      Eleven     wells, 
Ventura    County. 
CARBO   PETROLEUM    COMPANY, 

Box  34.  Bakersfield,  Cal.  T.  M.  Young, 
President,  G.  R.  Peckham,  Secretary. 
July  15,  1909.  $500,000.  Ten  wells, 
Kern  County. 
CARIBOU  OIL  MINING  COMPANY, 
433  Mills  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
H.  H.  Hart,  President,  W.  J.  Clark, 
Secretary,  June  3,  1899.  $100,000. 
Twenty-three  wells,  Fresno  County. 
Three  wells,  Kern  County. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 


249 


Carrec    Oil    Company, 
433    Mills    Bldg.,     San     Francisco,     Cal. 
H.    H.    Hart,    President,   W.    J.    Clark, 
Secretary.         September      25,         1914. 
$100,000. 
Carrie    May   Oil    Company, 
Visalia,     Cal.      Seth    Smith.     President, 
B.     P.     Robertson,     Secretary.       Feb- 
ruary  28,    1910.      $100,000. 
Carrie   Nation    Oil    Company, 

Lemoore,    Cal.     L.    Y.    Trout,    President, 
Frank  B.   Graves,  Secretary.     Decem- 
ber 23,  1908.      $25,000. 
Case    Mineral   and   Petroleum   Company, 
9.T.')    Winfield    Lee    Apt.,     Los    Angeles, 
Cal.      A.    E.    Case,    President,    R.    M. 
McAlwy,    Secretary.     August   26,   1914. 
$500,000. 
Casmalla  Syndicate, 
•  Realty    Syndicate    Bldg.,    Oakland.    Cal. 

L.    E.    Doan,    Manager.      Santa    Bar- 
bara   County. 
Castle  Oil    Company, 

1012   Balboa   Bldg.,    San   Francisco,    Cal. 
H.  A.  Whiteley.  President,  B.  H.  Hen- 
derson.    Secretary.       March    19,     1910. 
$600,000. 
Cavedale  Oil  and   Development  Company, 
1332    Evans    Ave.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
S.   Peisle,    President,   H.    Saxe,    Secre- 
tary.     December    8,    1914.      $200,000. 
C.   C.    Harris  Oil   Company, 
701  College  St.,  Los  Angeles.  Cal.  Mary 
B.    Cates,    President,    E.    R.    Snyder, 
Secretary.     February  10,   1909.     $500,- 
000. 
Central    California    Oil    Company, 
1114  Union  Oil  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles.   Cal. 
W.   S.   Stewart,  acting  President.  May 
28.    ISStl.      $200,000. 
CENTRAL    OIL   COMPANY, 

404  H.   W.   Hellman   Bldg.   Los  Angeles, 
Cal.    D.  A.  Lothian,  President,  Robert 
X.   Bulla,  Secretary.     January  2,   1900. 
$3,000,000.      Fifty-five    wells.    Ix)s    An- 
geles  County. 
CHANSLOR-CANFIELD     MIDWAY     OIL 
COMPANY. 
206   Kerrkhoff  Bldg.,    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 
E.    P.    Ripley,    President,    G.    Holter- 
hoff,   Jr.,    Secretary.     August  15,  1901. 
$5,000,000.        One      hundred      and     six 
wells,   Kern    County. 
CHENEY    STIMSON    OIL    COMPANY, 
S06     Merchants     National     Bank     Bldg., 
Los    Angeles.      A.    L.    Cheney,    Presi- 
dent,     E.       T.      Stimson.      Secretarj'. 
December     17.      1909.        $100,000.        Six 
wells.    Kern    County. 
Cherokee     Development    Company, 

Box   388.   Fresno,   Cal.     C.    W.   Purring- 
ton.    President,    J.    H.    Bingham.    Sec- 
retary.     December    9,    1909.      $100,000. 
Kern   County. 
Chino    Oil    Company, 

lit    W.    Fourth    St.,    Los    Angeles.    Cal. 
R.    J.    Marshall,    President,    .John    F. 
Horton,    Secretary.     October   18,    1907. 
$50,000. 
C.    H.   Oil   Company, 

43:5  Mills  Bldg.,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 
William  Chappell.  President.  W.  J. 
Clark,  Secretary.  December  5,  1911. 
$100,000. 


Circle    Oil    Company, 
501    Balboa    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
T.     A.     O'Donnell,     President,     O.     G. 
Myers.     Secretary.       April     10,     1908. 
$100,000.     Fresno  County. 
Clam    Shell    Oil    Company, 
Selma,  Cal.     L.  A.  Rockwell,  President, 
W.    B.    Good,    Secretary.      October   12, 
1899.      $25,000. 
E.  A.  AND  D.   L.  CLAMPITT, 

9.",9    E.    Fourth    St..     Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
Nine    wells.    Los    Angeles    County. 
CLAREMONT   OIL  COMPANY, 

1114  Union  Oil  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles.  Cal. 
Wm.  L.  Stewart,  President,  R.  B. 
Wallace,  Secretary.  January  25, 
1901.  $500,000.  Seven  wells,  Fresno 
County.  Fourteen  wells,  Kern  Coun- 
ty. 
Climax   Oil    Company, 

512     First    National     Bank    Bldg.,     San 
Jose,     Cal.       S.     F.     Leib,     President. 
April    23.    1900. 
Coalinga    Central    Oil    Company, 

1913     Chester     Ave..      Bakersfleld,     Cal. 
April   9,   1910.     $600,000. 
Coalinga    Crown    Oil    Company, 
2039    Mariposa    St.,    Fresno,    Cal.      J.    C. 
Pottle,  President,  A.  M.  Drew,  Secre- 
tary.      September    17,    1909.     $300,000. 
COALINGA    EIGHT    OIL    COMPANY, 
Coalinga,   Cal.     W.  S.   Boggs,   President, 
H.     Steinbach,     Secretary.       April     4, 
1910.      $600,000.      Three    wells,    Fresno 
County. 
Coalinga    Empire   Oil    Company, 

7o9  New  Call  Bldg..   San  Francisco,  Cal. 
H.   A.  Whitley,  President,   F.  T.  Mar- 
dens,     Secretary.       October     28,     1914. 
$1,000,000.      P'resno    County. 
Coalinga    Four  Oil   Company, 

Box   207,    Coalinga,    Cal.      T.    A.    O'Don- 
nell,   President.     R.   L.    Peeler,    Secre- 
tary.    May  8,   1907.     $50,000. 
COALINGA      HOMESTAKE      OIL      COM- 
PANY, 
Box    463.    Coalinga,    Cal.      A.    P.    May, 
President.       July    29,     1909.       $100,000. 
Four   wells.    Fresno    County. 
Coalinga    Hub   Oil    Company, 
Box    463.    Coalinga.     Cal.     Geo.    Await, 
President.    Geo.    E.    H.    Satchett,    Sec- 
retary.     October   24,   1908.      $250,000. 
Coalinga    Lost   Hills  Oil  Company, 

Box    207.    Coalinga,    Cal.      R.    C.    Baker, 
President,    R.    L.    Peeler,    Secretary. 
January   4.    1911.      $50,000. 
Coalinga    Metropolis    Oil    Company, 
611    Balboa    Bldg.,    San    Francisco.    Cal. 
G.    H.    Umbsen,    President,    E.    Tour- 
tellot.     Secretary.       October     2.     1909. 
$100,000. 
COALINGA    MOHAWK    OIL    COMPANY, 
3S1   Bush  St.,  San  Francisco.  Cal.    J.  IT. 
Spring.     President,     W.     M.     I'herson, 
Secretar.v.      April    15,    1907.      $500,000. 
Two  wells,    Fresno  County. 
COALINGA       MONTEREY       OIL       COM- 
PANY, 
201  Main  St.,  Salinas.  Cal.     E.  A.  Nick- 
erson.    President,    L.    Rodgers,    Secre- 
tary.      March     17,      1910.        $2,000,000. 
One  well,  Kern  County. 


25  a 


STATE    OIL    AND    GA:~    Sll'ERVISOR. 


Holland. 
Secretary. 
One    well. 


Coalinga     National     Petroleum     Company, 
31<^    Sansome    St..    San    Francisco.    Cal. 
Jolin      Barneson.      President.      V.      M. 
Shaw.       Secretary.        May      S.       1909. 
$500,000.      Fresno   County. 
COALINGA     NORTH     POLE     OIL    COM- 
PANY, 
Box    f.U-2.    Fresno.    Cal.      TV.    B 
President,    L.    W.    Wilson, 
October    2,    1909.      ?50,000. 
Fresno   County. 
COALINGA  OIL  COMPANY, 

509   ^'ells    Fargo    Bldg..    San   Francisco, 
A.    Chanslor.    President,    R. 
Secretary.      March    18,    1S97. 
Four  wells,   Fresno  County. 
Fields   Company, 
Exchange    Bldg..    San    Fran- 
Cal.       A.     E.     Boynton.     Secre- 
April  10,   1911.      ?1. 000,000. 

OIL      AND     GAS 


Cal.      J. 

O'Kane, 

$100,000. 

Coalinga    Oil 

Insurance 
Cisco, 
tary. 


COALINGA      PACIFIC 
COMPANY, 

109  TV.   Eighth  St.,  Hanford,  Cal.    J.   O. 
Hicknaan,  President,  G.  J.  Bliss.   Sec- 
retary.     AugTist    4,    1903.       $165,00.      2 
■tvells.   Fresno. 
COALINGA    PEERLESS   OIL   COMPANY, 

S24   Crocker   Bldg.,    .San  Francisco.    Cal. 
H.  C.  Park,  Secretary.     November  14. 
1904.         $1,000,000.        Thirteen      wells, 
Fresno    County. 
COALINGA    PETROLEUM    COMPANY, 

Coalinga.    Cal.     S.   W.    Morshead.   Presi- 
dent.   A.    A.    Baker,    Secretarj-.      Jan- 
uary   23,    1905.      $75,000.      Five    wells, 
Fresno   County. 
Coalinga    Security    Oil    Company, 

919  Investment  Bldg..  Los  Angeles.  Cal. 
F.  E.  TVoodrufE.  President,  C.  H. 
McTVilliams.   Secretary.     February  25, 

1910.  $300,000.       Fresno     county. 
COALINGA      SYNDICATE       OIL       COM- 

PANY, 
Insurance    Exchange    Bldg.,    San    Fran- 
cisco. Cal.     R.  K.  Barrows.  President. 
A.    E.    BoNTiton,    Secretary.      June    28, 

1911.  $2,500,000.      Two    wells,    Fi-e^no 
.     County. 

Coalinga    Unity   Oil    Company. 
Box    463.    Coalinga    Cal.      G.    A.    Scott, 
President.    G.    E.    H.    Satchell.    Secre- 
tary.      September    24.    1909.      $200,000. 
Fresno  County. 
Coal   Oil   Company, 
Box    785,     Fresno.     Cal.       Jacob    Clark, 
Secretary.      Januarj-    28,    1904.      $200.- 

OOft. 

Coast    Rarge    Oil    Company. 

701     "Washington     Bldg..     Los     Angeles, 
Cal.    Marj-  B.  Gates,  President,  A.  M. 
Gates.      Secretary.        May      10,      1890. 
$10,000.     Fresno  County. 
Coloria    Oil   Company   of   Oxnard. 

Box   A,    Oxnard.    Cal.      A.    Le^-j-.    Presi- 
dent. H.   W.  TVitman.   Secretary,  Sep- 
tember   13.    1909.       $200,000. 
COLORADO  OIL  COMPANY, 

Merchants  National  Bank  Bldg..  San 
Diego.  Cal.  Ralph  Granger,  Presi- 
dent. J.  E.  Hasbrouck.  Secretary. 
December  22,  1909.  $200,000.  Four- 
teen wells.  Los  Angeles  County. 
Colorado    Pacific    Development    Company, 

870  Market  St.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
J.  H.  Hunt,  President,  L.  A.  Mai- 
son.  Secretarj-.  December  5,  1907. 
11,000.000. 


COLUMBIA      OIL       PRODUCING      COM- 
PANY, 

303    Tajo    Bldg..    Los    Angeles    Cal.      W. 
B.  Scott.  President,  W.  Astley,  Secre- 
tary.    May  28,  1900.     $3,500,00.    Forty- 
nine  wells.  Los  Angeles  County.  Fifty- 
nine  wells.   Orange  County. 
Combination    Midway   Oil   Company, 
301     Story     Bldg..     Los     Angeles,     Cal. 
D.   "\V.   Wickersham,   President,   M.   S. 
Robertson.    Secretary. 
THE    COMBINED    OIL    COMPANY, 

S49    Phelan    Bldg..    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
Philip   C.    Boardman,    President,    Geo. 
J.   Hansen.    Secretao'-     May   29,   1911. 
$2,500,000.     Eight  wells.  Kern  County. 
COMMERCIAL         PETROLEUM         COM- 
PANY, 
268    Market    St.,     San    Francisco,     Cal. 
TVm.     Matson,     President,     Harry    B. 
Gregg.      Secretary.        July      27,      1896. 
$250,000.      Ten    wells,    Fresno    County. 
Comstock  Crude  Oil   Company, 

421   Kerckhoflf   Bldg.,   Los   Angeles,   Cal. 
L.     IT.     Comstock,     President,     N.     J. 
Hudson.      Secretary.        November      2. 
1912.      $500.f'0fi. 
Concord   Petroleum   Company, 
170  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.     Octo- 
ber 5,   1910.      SI. 000.000. 
CONFIDENCE   OIL   COMPANY, 

Box    1123.    Fresno.    Cal.      D.    E.    Ewing. 
President,    I.     J.    Vincent.    Secretary-. 
May    13.    1899.       $48,000.      Nine    wells. 
Fresno  County. 
Conservative     Development    Company, 
319     "U'ilcox     Bldg..     Los     Angeles.     Cal. 
L.   W.   Myers.   President.   E.   C.   Price, 
Secretary.      Februarj-    27,    1903.     $20.- 
OOo. 
CONSERVATIVE    OIL    COMPANY, 
ilaricopa.     Cal.       C.    Brubacher.    Presi- 
dent.  E.   L.   Weed,   Secretary.     March 
1.     1905.       $62,500.       One     well,     Kern 
County. 
CONSOLIDATED     MUTUAL     OIL     COM- 
PANY, 
901    Balboa   Bldg..    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
Louis   Titus.   President.   Geo.   F.   Hat- 
ton.     Secretary.     February     16.     1914. 
$3,000,000.    Fifteen  wells,  Kern  County. 
Consolidated    Oil    and    Development   Com- 
pany. 
637    Monadnock    Bldg..    San    Francisco, 
Cal.     AVm.    C.    Edes.    President.    J.    C. 
Cullen.    Secretary.      August    14.    1896. 
$50,000. 
CONSOLIDATED      OIL      LANDS      COM- 
PANY, 
Insurance    Exchange    Bldg..    San    Fran- 
cisco, Cal.     Chas.  W.  Gardner.  Presi- 
dent,     A.       E.      Bo>Titon,      Secretary. 
April  27.  1911.     $5,000,000.     Two  wells. 
Fresno   County. 
CONTINENTAL       OIL       AND        MINING 
COMPANY, 
322  Russ  Bldg.,   San  Francisco.  Cal.    M. 
Spiegleman.    President,   Geo.   TV.    For- 
syth,      Secretary.         July      14.      1914. 
$100,000.        One      well,      Santa      Clara 
County. 
Continental  Oil   Company  of  Los  Argeles, 
227    Security    Bldg..    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
A.    D.    Elwell.   President.   C.   E.    Price, 
Secretary.     December  16,  1899.     $300,- 
000.     Kern  County. 


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251 


Copa    De    Oro    Petroleum    Company, 

512  California  Blilg-.,  ]^os  Angeles,  Cal. 
G.  M.  Lane,  President,  W.  A.  Butter- 
wortli,   Secretary.     December  12,  1914. 

Hr.o.ooo. 

Copeck   Oil    Company, 

310    Sansome    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
John     Barneson,      President,      W.     J. 
Din.smore,     Secretary.      July    8,     1909. 
$.500,000. 
Cosmo    Oil    Company, 

Box   267,    Hanford,    Cal.      "\V.    K.    Knapp, 
President,    F.    B.   Cunningham.   Secre- 
tary.     April    29,    1909.      $100,000. 
COSMOPOLITAN     OIL    COMPANY, 

.510  Douglas  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles.  Cal. 
G.  L.  Holton,  President,  Robert  G. 
Holton,  Secretary.  May  1.  1912. 
$400,000.  Three        wells,        Ventura 

County. 
Crafton    Oil    Company, 

26   W.    State    St.,    Redlands,    Cal.     J.    R. 
Baird,    Jr.,    President,   A.    R.    Schultz, 
Secretary.      February    17,    1911.      $25,- 
000. 
Cree  Oil   Company, 
11.30  Van  Nuys  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Burton  E.  Green,   President,  Chas.   B. 
Anderson,     Secretary.      June    1,    1903. 
$1,000,000. 
Creme    Petroleum    Company, 

625     Market     St.,     San     Francisco,     Cal. 
April    25,    1010.      $600,000. 
CRESCEUS    OIL    COMPANY, 

577   I.    W.    Hellman   Bldg.,    Los   Angeles, 
Cal.      J.    L.    Scott,    President,    W.    M. 
Wallace,    Secretary.      March    7,    1907. 
$320,000.      Nine    wells,    Kern    County. 
Crown   of  the   Valley   Oil    Company, 
Box  613,   Pasadena,   Cal.     C.   J.   Willett. 
President,    R.    D.    Badger,    Secretary. 
March      2,      1900.        $300,000.        Orange 
County. 
Crow  Oil   Company, 

2726  Hilligas  Ave.,  Berkeley,  Cal.    C.  C. 
Crow,  President,  R.  B.  Marshall,  Sec- 
retary.    April    25,    1900.      $400,000. 
Cubbon    Oil    Company, 

Santa    Ana.    Cal.      John    Cubbon,    Presi- 
dent,   J.    G.    Quick,    Secretary.      Sep- 
tember  24,    1900.      $200,000. 
DABNEY   OIL    COMPANY, 
1215   Hollingsworth    Bldg.,    Los   Angeles, 
Cal.      Ira    D.    McCoy,    President,    .John 
S.    Mitchell,    Secretary.      May  31.   1901. 
$1,000,000.      One   well,    Kern    County. 
JOSEPH    B.    DABNEY    &    COMPANY, 
911   Baker-Detwiler  Bldg.,   Los  Angeles, 
Cal.      Si.xteen   wells,   Kern    County. 
Dayton  Oil  Company  of  Ohio, 
371   W.    First   St.,    Dayton,    Ohio.     Geo. 
M.       Smart,      President,       G.      Frank 
Kuhns.    Secretary,    October    15,    1908. 
?20ii,ooo.     Kern  County. 
DEL    REY    OIL    COMPANY, 

6  Union  Savings  Bank  Bldg.,  Pasadena, 
Cal.  Alex  ^Tiller,  President,  John.  C. 
Dal  ton.  Secretary.  December  19, 
1900.  $1,000,000.  Twelve  wells,  Kern 
<  "iinnty. 
Del   Sable  Oil  Company, 

1211  Flood  Bid;,-.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
r.,ouis  Getz,  I'resident,  Louis  Nathan. 
Secretary.  November  24,  1890.  $250,- 
000. 


De    Luxe   Oil    Company, 

Box    867,    Fresno,    Cal.       Geo.     Kaehler, 
President,   A.   W.    Burdick,    Secretary. 
December  2,  1908.     $100,000. 
DEVILS       DEN       CONSOLIDATED      OIL 
COMPANY, 
510    Crocker   Bldg.,    San    Francisco.    Cal. 
Geo.    T.    Cameron,    President,    R.    A. 
Morton,   Secretary.     February  2,  1900. 
$103,000.     Twelve  wells,  Kern  County. 
Devils    Den    Oil   Company, 
121    Main    St..    Visalia.    Cal.      November 
11,    1899.      $34,000. 

Diamond  Oil  Company, 

301  Bradbury  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
E.  R.  Kellum,  President,  E.  H.  Mil- 
ler. Secretarv.  January  17,  1916. 
$25,000. 
Diamond  Tip  Oil  Company, 
Reedley,  Cal.  .1.  A.  Gallahar,  Presi- 
dent. Henry  F.  T^rnnes,  Secretary. 
March    26,    1910.      $12,000. 

DIAMOND  VALLEY  OIL  COMPANY, 

815   Los   Angeles   Investment   Bldg.,   Los 
Angeles,    Cal.      Chas.    M.   Hoff,    Presi- 
dent,     Melvin       Bartlett.       Secretary. 
February     3,     1911.       $1,000,000.       One 
well,  Ventura  County. 
Directors   Oil    Company, 
401   Union    Oil   Bldg.,   Los   Angeles,    Cal. 
E.    R.    Snyder,    President.      March    9, 
1899.      $12,000. 
Dixie    Oil    Company, 
121  E.  Main  St.,  Visalia,  Cal.     A.  Levis, 
President,    A.     D.     Sweet,     Secretary. 
February  3,   1900.      $100,000. 
DOAN     WHITAKER     AND     LAYMANCE, 
Realty    Syndicate    Bldg.,    Oakland,    CaL 
One  well,  Kern  County. 
D.    J.    OIL    COMPANY, 

Jacobs  Bldg.,  Visalia,   Cal.     B.   B.   Dud- 
ley,     President,      I^aniel      McFadzean, 
Secretary.       June     13,     1912.       $40,000. 
One  well,   Kern   County. 
D.    M.   W.   COMPANY, 

Box  38,   Santa   Paula,  Cal.     J.   F.   Dick- 
son   (owner).      Twelve   wells,   Ventura 
County. 
Dominion    Oil    Company, 
508   I'ostal   Telegraph   Bldg.,    San   Fran- 
cisco, Cal.     N.  M.  Crossett,  Secretary. 
January  20,   1910.      $250,000. 
Dorsby   Oil    Company, 
418   Title  Insurance  Bldg.,   Los  Angeles, 
Cal.       E.     A.     Doran,     President,     R. 
Tudor,      Secretary.       April     11.     1912. 
$100,000. 
Dudley   Oil    Company. 
2i;i    t'alifni-nia    St..    San    Francisco;    Cal. 
Philip    Kiefer,    Secretary.      W.    Kahn, 
Secretary.      October    3,    1907.      $10,0ii0. 

B.  B.  AND  E.  R.  DUDLEY  PETROLEUM 
COMPANY, 

NE.  Twelfth  and  Franklin  Sts.,  Oak- 
land, Cal.  E.  R.  Dudley,  President, 
E.  R.  .\rner.  Secretary.  March  11, 
1914.  $2,000,000.  Five  wells,  Kern 
Comity. 
Dunlop   Oil    Company, 

1002  Crocker  Bldg.,  San  Kranciscii,  Cal. 
C.  If.  I  loll. rook,  Jr..  President.  No- 
vember  26,    1909.      $200,000. 


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STATE    OIL    AND    GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


DUQUESNE    OIL    COMPANY, 
124    W.    Fourth    St..    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
T.  D.  "Wood.  President,  R.  H.  Herron, 
Vice    President    and    Manager.      Xine 
wells.    Santa    Barbara    County. 
EAGLE   CREEK, 
Fellows.  Cal.     T.  X.  Scofield,  President, 
"W.  H.   Cooley.   Secretary.     January  7. 
1910.      11,000,000.       Eight    wells,    Kern 
County. 
Eaglet   Oil    Company, 
Room  255,  5S  Sutter  St..  San  Francisco, 
Cal.     J.    A.   TVeston,    President,    S.    G. 
O.     King.     Secretary.       February    27, 
1901.      .$50,000.      Kern   County. 
East   Oakland   Oil    Company, 
78    Bacon    Bldg..    Oakland,    Cal.      J.    J. 
Enos,    President,   TV.    A.    Bell,    Secre- 
tary-.     August    28,    1908.      S10,000. 
EAST    PUENTE    OIL    COMPANY. 

Box  2S1.  San  Diego.  Cal.     Geo.  R.  Har- 
rison,  President,   R.   E.   Miner,   Secre- 
tary.       March      25,      1901.        S500.000. 
Twent>--one    wells,    Kern    County. 
East   San    Emidio   Oil    Land   Company, 
347  Title  Insurance  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.     Chas.  A.   Cale,  President  W.  S. 
McGiffert,    Secretary.      April   20,    1911. 
S500,000. 
East   Whittier   Oil    Company, 

404  H.  W.  Hellman  Bldg..  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.     W.   W.   Xeuer.   President.   Robt. 
N.    Bulla,    Secretary.      May    21,    1900. 
S250.000. 
E.    D.    Surge  Oil    Company, 
Bakersfield.    Cal.      E.    D.    Burge,    Presi- 
dent.   C.    H.    Traney,    Secretary.     De- 
cember 11.   1914.      550,000. 
EDMONDS    MIDWAY   OIL   COMPANY, 
406    "Wilcox    Bldg..     Los    Angeles,     CaL 
A.   B.  Barret.  President.  C.  S.   Stuart, 
Secretary.      May    27,    1910.     $1,500,000. 
Two  wells,  Kern  County. 
Eight   Oil   Company, 
Box  GO,  Bakersfield.  Cal.     S.  P.  "Wible, 
President.   T.   E.   Klipstein,   Secretarj-. 
March  22.   1909.      $50,000. 
Elaine  Oil   Company, 
165    E.     E    St..    Coalinga,    Cal.      A.    E. 
Webb,    President,    R.    S.    Peeler,    Sec- 
retary.     $300,000. 
El    Camino    Oil    and    Development    Com- 
pany, 
22S    First    National    Bank    Bldg..    Oak- 
land,   Cal.      W.    V.   Harrington,    Presi- 
dent.  A.   "^'.   Beam,   Secretary.     Octo- 
ber 26.   1910.     $600,000.     Kern  County. 
El  Dee  Oil  Company, 
1241    Flood    Bldg..    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
September   15,   190S.      $500,000. 
Eldorado  Oil   Company, 
1201     Federal     Realty     Bldg..     Oakland, 
Cal.      "W.    J.    Berry,    President.    E.    E. 
Bush,      Secretary.        March     4,      1899. 
?100,00rt.     Kern   County. 
Electra  Oil  Company, 
1241    Flood    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
Louis   Nathan.    Secretarj-.     November 
20.    190S.      $5fi0.O00. 
ELIM   OIL  COMPANY, 
1110  L'nion  Oil  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,   Cal. 
J.    P.    "Weller,    President,    L.    M.    Cro- 
well.    Secretary.      September  12,    1912. 
$500,000.     One   well,   Ventura   County. 


ELK    HORN   OIL   COMPANY, 
Box  s.  Taft.  Cal.     R.  E.  Graham,  Pres- 
ident,     G.      G.       Patton,       Secretary. 
March     13,     1908.       $2,000,000.       Three 
wells,  Kern  County. 
Elk  Ridge  Oil  Company, 
903  Grattan  St..  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  F.  J. 
Carmen,    President,    E.    Carman,    Sec- 
retary.    March   17,    1910.      $10,000. 
ELLIOTT    OIL    COMPANY, 

12i"iS     Alaska     Commercial     Bldg.,     San 
Francisco,  CaL     J.  L.  Barneson,   Sec- 
retary.    Four  wells,  Kern  County. 
EMPIRE    GAS    AND    FUEL    COMPANY, 
605    Ferguson    Bldg.,    Los   Angeles.    Cal. 
R.    A.    Broomfield,    President.    W.    C. 
Gushing,    Secretary.     October  9,    1912, 
$100,000.      One   well,   Kern   Countj-. 
EMPIRE   OIL   COMPANY, 
Ills   Hearst   Bldg.,    San   Francisco,    CaL 
H.  A.  Whitley.  President,  B.  H.  Hen- 
derson.   Secretary.      February   4,    1909. 
$200,000.     Five  wells.  Ventura  Countj-. 
Encinal   Oil    Company, 

414    Marsh- Strong    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles, 
Cal.     Wm.  J.  Nimmo.  Secretarj".  Maj- 
2.   1907.      SI. 000,000. 
ENGINEERS    OIL    COMPANY, 

521  Consolidated  Realtj-  Bldg.,  Los  An- 
geles,   Cal.      F.    C.    Kingsburj-,    Presi- 
dent,   C.    M.    Dull,    Secretary.      March 
2S,    1911.      $220,000.      Five   wells,    Kern 
Countj-. 
Enos  Oil   Company, 
27S     Russ     Bldg..     San    Francisco.     Cal. 
John    Baker,    Jr.,    President.    I.    Sut- 
cliffe,  Secretarj-.     May  1,  1909.     $500,- 
000. 
Ensign   Oil    Company, 
2S4  Perrj-  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  E.  J. 
Ensigm,  President.  L.  E.  Ensign,  Sec- 
retary.    May  13.   1914.     $100,000. 
Enterprise    Land    and    Oil    Company. 
5S    Sutter    St..    San    Francisco.    CaL      T. 
Goldman,     Secretarj-.       November     7. 
1S99.      $200,000. 
ETHEL    D    COMPANY, 

Rooms  1  to  4,  L'nion  National  Bank 
Bldg.,  Fresno.  Cal.  Clarence  J. 
Berrj-.  President,  M.  J.  Laj-mance, 
Secretarj-.  September       13,       1909. 

$1,000,000.        Nineteen      wells,      Kern 
Countj-. 
Etzenhauser  Oil   Company, 
204  E.  Main  St.,  Visalia.  Cal.  L.  Lucier. 
President,  J.   Sub  Johnson.   Secretary. 
October  13,   1909.      $75,000. 
EUCLID    OIL    COMPANY. 

622   Union   Oil   Bldg.,    Los   Angeles.   Cal. 
M.  V.  McQuigg,  President.  A.  J.  Wal- 
lace.     Secretary.        August     8.      1900. 
$350,000.      Six  wells.   Kern  Countj'. 
Eureka  Crude  Oil  Company, 
959    E.    Fourth    St..    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
E.     A.     Clampitt.     President.     H.     A. 
Greene,    Secretarj-.     Januarj-   2S,   1902. 
$200,000.      Los   .Angeles    Countj-. 
Exploration   Oil  Company, 
Room  507.   201   Sansome  St.,   San  Fran- 
cisco.   Cal.      Dorsej-    Ash,    President, 
Walter  Loewj-,   Secretarj-.     March  25, 
1909.      $200,000.      Kern    Countj*. 


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253 


Extension   Oil   Company, 
418    Chamber   of    Commerce    Bldg.,    Los 
Angeles,     Cal.       J.     Fried,     President, 
W.    W.    Warthing-,    Secretary.      April 
I.'?,    1910.      $1,000,000.     Kern  County. 
FAIRBANKS   OIL    COMPANY, 

210S  Shattuck  Ave.,  Berkeley,  Cal. 
James  R.  Little,  President,  R.  H. 
Wetmore,  Secretary.  December  9. 
1907.  $50,000.  Seven  wells,  Kern 
County. 
FAIRFIELD    OIL    COMPANY, 

.30   E.    42rt   St..   New  York.    N.   Y.     T.    M. 
Hodg-ens,  President,  L.  F.  Staar,  Sec- 
retary.      February    10,     1911.      $4,000,- 
000.     Eleven  wells,  Kern  County. 
Faithful    Oil    Company, 
1426    Nineteenth    St.,    Bakersfield,    Cal. 
A.    ^\'eill.    Secretary.      May    20,    1909. 
525,000. 
Far  West  Oil   Company, 
1114  Union  Oil  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,   Cal. 
W.    S.    Stewart,    Secretary.      June    1, 

1S91.    jno.ooo. 

Federal  Oil  Company, 
1003    Higgins    BlJg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
John    Barneson,    President,    John    A. 
Ferguson,    Secretary.       .Tune    3,     1908. 
$1,000,000. 
Mr.  Geo.   C.   Fetterman, 

314    Grant    Bldg..    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 
Five  Thirty   Six   Oil   Company, 
1047    Monadnock    Bldg.,    San    Francisco, 
Cal.     C.   L.   Harvey,    President,  A.    E. 
Bolton.      Secretary.        June      6, 
$100,000.     Kern   County. 
F.  M.  J.  Oil  Company, 
Bakersfield,   Cal.     J.  "W.  Briscoe, 
dent,   .J.  A.   Hughes,   Secretary. 
27,  1911.     $25,000. 
Fort  Wayne  California  Oil   Company, 
510   S.   Los  Robles  Ave.,   Pasadena,  Cal. 
P.  A.  Randall,  President,  Chas.  Pfeif- 
fer.    Secretary.      September    30,    190S. 
$300,000.      Kern    County. 
Fossil  Oil   Mining   and   Development  Com- 
pany, 
Merced,    Cal.      April    28,    1900.      $100,000. 
4  Oil   Company, 

507  Foxcroft  Bldg.,   San  Francisco,   Cal. 
William    E.    Miles,    President.    A.    J. 
Weston,     Secretary.       April     19,     1900. 
$300,000. 
FOX   AND  GARRETT  OIL   COMPANY, 
R.F.D.    No.    5,    Bakersfield,    Cal.      G.    S. 
Butler.      President,      Frank      Garrett, 
Secretary.     January  3.  1910.     $150,000. 
Four  wells,   Kern  County. 
Fox    Oil    Company, 

Lompoc.    Cal.     A.    Lehmann,    President, 
E.    L.    Walley,    Secretary.      November 
12,    1909.      $440,000.      Kern    County. 
Fresno    Midway    Land    and    Oil    Company, 
County  Auditor's  Office.  Fresno.  Cal.   L. 
Samuels,  President,  S.  L.  Hogue,  Sec- 
retary.     February  17,    1908.      $25,000. 
Fullerton   Great   West   Oil    Company, 
323  Timken  Bldg.,   San   1 'icgo.  Cal.   .\.  J. 
Bradley,    President,    Gen.    H.    Huglies. 
Secretary.      March    T.,    1914.       $500,000. 
FULLERTON   OIL   COMPANY, 

R.F.D.  No.  4,  Fullerton,  Cal.  John  J. 
Fay,  Jr.,  President,  W.  L.  Valentine, 
Secretary.  February  26,  1907.  $600,- 
000.      Eighteen   wells,   Orange  County. 


1907 


Presi- 
April 


Fullerton    Oil    Company, 
1031    Merchants    National    Bank    Bldg., 
Los    Angeles,    Cal.      John   J.    Fay,    Jr., 
President,    W.     L.     Valentine,     Secre- 
tary.     May   S,    1899.      $25,000. 
Fulton   Fuel   and    Road   Oil   Company, 
Maricopa,  Cal.     January  17,  1912.    $400,- 
000.     Kern  County. 
Future  Success  Oil  Company, 
Coalinga,     Cal.       R.     Baker,     President, 
A.   A.   Baker,   Secretary.     May  3.  1913. 
$100,000. 
GARBUTT   OIL   COMPANY, 

914  Merchants  National  Bank  Bldg., 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.  F.  A.  Garbutt, 
President,  M.  W.  Stephens,  Secre- 
tary. November  1,  1907.  $500,000. 
Two  wells,  Los  Angeles  County. 
Gato    Ridge  Oil   Company, 

Insurance    E.xchange    Bldg.,    San    Fran- 
cisco,  Cal.     Chas.  W.   Gardner,   Presi- 
dent, A.  E.  Boynton.  Secretary.     June 
18,  1910.     $1,000,000. 
GENERAL   PETROLEUM    COMPANY, 
Higgins    Bldg.,    Los   ,A.ngeles,    Cal.     John 
Barneson,    President.    C.    R.    Stevens, 
Secretary.      March   30,    1910.      $50,000,- 
000.      Thirteen   wells,    Fresno    County, 
168     wells,     Kern     County,     37     wells. 
Orange  County. 
A.    F.    GILMORE    OIL    COMPANY, 

R.F.D.  No.   10,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.     A.   F. 
Gilmore,     Piesident,     E.     B     Gilmore, 
Secretary.     Twenty  wells,   Los  Ange- 
les County. 
Globe   Exploration    Company, 

1003    Higgins    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
J.  W.  Maddrill,  President,  C.  R.  Stev- 
ens.     Secretary.        March      12,      1910. 
.$10,000,000. 
Globe  Oil   Company, 

622  Union   Oil   Bldg.,   Los  Angeles,    Cal. 
M.  V.  McQuigg,  President,  A.  J.  Wal- 
lace,      Secretary.        April      11,       1906. 
$500,000. 
Golden   State  Oil  Company, 

501   Van   Nuys   Bldg..    Los  Angeles,   Cal. 
Gold  Seal   Petroleum   Company, 

905  Haas  Bldg.,   Los  Angeles,   Cal.  John 
Rowe,  President,  O.  Park  Smith,  Sec- 
retary.     January   19,    1915.      $450,000. 
GOOD   LUCK   OIL   COMPANY, 

948     Market     St.,     San     Francisco,     Cal. 

James  Madison.   President,  Albert  Al- 

brecht,    Secretary.      January    17,    1905. 

$100,000.      Five   wells.    Fresno   County. 

GOOD    ROADS    OIL    COMPANY, 

208      Brower      Bldg..      Bakersfield,      Cal. 
W.    H.    Hill.    President,   C.    A.   Barlow, 
Secretary,     January  5,   1914.     $50,000. 
,Six   wells,    Kern   County. 
Grador  Oil  Company, 

522    Sei'urity    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
S.    C.    Graham,    President,    Arthur   N. 
Gage,     Secretary.       August     16,     1908. 
$250,000. 
Graham-Loftus    Oil    Company, 
Santa  Paula.  Cal.     W.  Loftus,  President, 
A.    C.    McKevett,    Secretary.      Decem- 
ber     19,      1898.        $1,000,000.        Orange 
County. 
J.    E.   GRAY    ESTATE. 

Box  263.  Bakcrsti.ld,  Cal.  S.  S.  Gray. 
Executor.  Twenty-four  wells,  Kern 
County. 


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■JTATE    OIL    AXn    GAS    SI'PERVISOR. 


GUARDIAN   OIL  COMPANY, 

343    Sansome    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
H.   H.   Beers,   President,  R.   A.  Lewin, 
Secretary.      March   20,    1915.      $500,000. 
Five  wells.  Fresno  County. 
Guthrey   Oil    Company, 
433    California    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cai. 
Geo.    W.     McNear,     President,     J.     P. 
Rothwell,   Secretary.    January  5,  1906. 
$150,000. 
HALE-M'LEOD    OIL    COMPANY, 

926  Storey  Bldg..  Los  Angeles.  Cal. 
N.  W.  Hale,  President,  F.  V.  Gordon. 
Secretary.  September       29.        1909. 

$1,500,000.      Ten    wells.    Kern    County. 
Hamilton    Oil    and    Gas    Company    of    Los 
Angeles,   Cal. 
420  Union   Oil   Bldg.,   Los   Angeles,    Cal. 
J.     A.     Casebur,     President,      S.     W. 
Dundway.     Secretarj-.      December    28. 
190S.      $100,000. 
Hanford-Sanger  Oil    Company, 
538     Merchants     National     Bank     BKlg.. 
Los     Angeles,     Cal.       F.     R.     Dunlap. 
President.    H.    E.    Woods,    Secretary. 
January     31,     1901.        $300,000.       Kern 
County. 
Harbor   Crude    Oil    Company, 
S36  H.   W.   Hellman  Bldg..   Los  Angeles. 
Cal.     TV.   F.    Young,    President.   C.   "U'. 
De   Freest,    Secretary.      July   13,    1915. 
$1,000,000. 
Harlind   Oil    Company, 

1402   Humboldt    Bank   Bldg..    San    Fran- 
cisco,  Cal.     Chas.  TV.   Lindsay,   Presi- 
dent,   S,   N.   Norton,    Secretary.     Jan- 
uary 27.   1910.    $250,000.    Kern  County. 
HARRIS  AND  STEVENS  COMPANY, 
Frost    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles.    Cal.      C.    C. 
Harris,  President.  L.  L.  Stevens.  Sec- 
retary.       March      19,      1914.        $75,000. 
Thirteen   wells.   Kern  County. 
Harter  Oil   Company. 

322     Stimson     Blk.,     Los     Angeles,     Cal. 
September  22.  1900.     $250,000. 
Haseltire  Oil   Company, 
Fresno.   Cal.  R.  S.  Haseltine.  President, 
B.  TV.   Gearhart,   Secretary.     April  28, 
1914.      $25,000. 
Hawaiian   Oil   Company, 
26S    Market     St.,     San     Francisco,     Cal. 
TVilliam  Matson.   F*i-esident,   Harrj-  B. 
Gregg.      Secretary.       June     28,      1909, 
$250,000.      Kern   County. 
Hazeltine   Crude  Oil   Company. 
Bakersfield,    Cal.      J.    T^'.    Kelly.    Presi- 
dent, Ida  M.  Kelly,  Secretarv.    Novem- 
ber 23,  1908.     $25,000. 
Henderson     Oil     and     Development    Com- 
pany, 
724  S.  Main  St.,  Los  Angeles.  Cal,  E.  E. 
Henderson,    President,     July   12,    1912. 
$500,000. 
Henderson  Oil  Company, 
922    Kohl     Bldg.,     San     Francisco.     Cal. 
Benjamin  Bangs,  President.     June  19, 
190S.      $500,000.      T.    C.    Berry,    Secre- 
tary. 

HENDERSON     UNION     OIL     COMPANY, 

724  S.  Main  St..  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  E.  E. 

Henderson.    President,   T\'.    F.    TVilson. 

Secretary.      March    20,    1911.      $1,000,- 

000.      Five  wells,   Ventura   County. 


Henrietta   Oil   Company, 
821     Mills     Bldg.,     San     Francisco,     Cal. 

Oliver     Ellsworth,     President,     M.     A. 

Thomas.    Secretary.      October   2,    1900. 

$200,000.      Kern   County. 
Hickler    Oil    Company, 
404    S.    Raymond    Ave.,    Pasadena,    Cal. 

TV.  I.  Hollingsworth,  President,  TV.  H. 

Snudden,     Secretary.       February     28, 

1901.      $200,000. 
HIDALGO   OIL    COMPANY. 

Santa  Susana,  Cal.  F.  B.  Chapin,  Pres- 
ident,    C,     H.      Sherman,      Secretary. 

July    19.     1913.       $100,000.       One    well, 

T"entura   County. 
High    Grade   Oil    Company, 

409  E.  Second  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Henry  F.  TVhittier.  President.  Octo- 
ber 11.   1913.      $25,000. 

Higl-land    Development   Company. 
1316    Mohawk     St.,     Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
Milford    Steele,    Secretary. 
Highland  Oil   Company, 

410  Cory  Bldg..  Fresno.  Cal.  L.  L. 
Cory,  President.  E.  Owen.  Secretary. 
October  13.    1S99.      $200,000. 

Hillcrest    Oil    Company, 
S31   State  St..   Santa  Barbara,   Cal.    Ed- 
win H.  Sawjer,   President,  A.  R.   Ed- 
mondson,     Secretary.       May     2,     1910. 
$500,000. 

Hilltop   Oil    Company, 
117  E.  Main  St.,  Santa  Paula.  Cal.  I.  B. 
Martin.    President,    H.    H.    Toungken, 
Secretary.      April    21,    1909.      $100,000. 
Ventura   County. 

HOME    OIL    COMPANY, 
TVhittier.   Cal.     L.   Landroth,   President. 
Alva    Starbuck.    Secretary.      June    19. 
1897.       $100,000.       Twelve    wells,     Los 
Angeles  County. 

HOME    OIL    COMPANY, 

622  Merchants  Exchange  Bldg..  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  J.  H.  Mallett,  Presi- 
dent, V.  B.  Fletcher,  Secretary. 
December  16,  1896.  $100,000.  Five 
wells.    Fresno    County. 

HOMER    OIL    COMPANY, 
C.  A.  Rogers,  owner.     Four  wells.  Kern 
County. 

HOMESTAKE     OIL     COMPANY, 

41n  Hearst  Bldg.,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 
R.  A.  Clark,  President,  J.  J.  Egan, 
Secretary.  Augrust  29,  1899.  $100,000. 
Five  wells,  Fresno  County. 

HOMESTEAD  DEVELOPMENT  COM- 
PANY, 
Insurance  Exchange  Bldg.,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  Chas.  TV.  Gardner.  Presi- 
dent, A.  E.  Boynton,  Secretarv.  May 
29,  1912.  $500,000.  Three  wells,  Fres- 
no County. 

HONDO    OIL   COMPANY, 
1130  Van  Nuys  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
M.    H.    TVhittier.    owner.      Ten    wells, 
Kern    County. 

HONOLULU  CONSOLIDATED  OIL 

COMPANY, 
268     Market    St..     San     Francisco,    Cal. 
TVm.   Matson,   President.  TV.   P.   Roth. 
Secretarj-.     April  19,   1910.     $5,000,000. 
Thirty-five  wells.   Kern   County. 


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i       HonolL'lu    Oil    Compary, 

268     Market     St..     San     Francisco.     Cal. 
Wm.     Matson,     President,     Harry     B. 
Gregg,      Secretary.       June     28,      1909. 
1250,000. 
Hopkins  Oil  Company, 

Santa    Maria,    Cal.      W.    A.    Haslam, 
President.  Geo.   Black,  Secretary.  July 
15,   1907.      $500,000. 
Hi:mauma    Oil    Company, 
310    Sansome    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
Harry    B.    Gregg,    Vice    President,    F. 
Klanip.     Secretary.       April     16,     1910. 
$1,000,000. 
Ibex  Oil   Compary, 
701  College  St..  Los  Angeles.  Cal.  Mary 
B.     Cales,     President,    E.    R.    Snyder. 
Secretary.      August    25.    1908.      $10,000. 
IDA    MAY    OIL    COMPANY, 

Box    5S,    Maricopa.    Cal.      May    9.    1910. 
$600,000.     Four  wells,  Kern  County. 
Ideal    Oil    Company, 
1028   Chorro   St.,   San  Luis   Obispo,   Cal. 
H.    P.    Brown,    President,    P.    A.    H. 
Arata,      Secretary.        July      15,      1907. 
$500,000. 
ILLINOIS    CRUDE    OIL    COMPANY, 
Box  16S,  R.F.D.   Xo.  1.   Baker.=;field.   Cal. 
T.   V.   Doub,   President,   C.   E.  Arnold. 
Secretary.       July    12,     1901.       $200,000. 
Xine  wells,  Kern  County. 
Imperial    Oil    Company, 
:!r,0    Mills     Bldg.,     San     Francisco.     Cal. 
J.    J.    Mack,    President,    G.    Steinbach, 
Secretary.     August  14,  1899.     $100,000. 
Imu'sdale   Oil    Company, 
Paso  Robles.  Cal.     H.  Taylor,  President. 
Xovember   6,    1911.      $500,000. 
INCA   OIL   COMPANY, 

24.')  Holbrook  Bldg..  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Burton    E.    Green,    President.    M.    B. 
Downing,     Secretary.       February     26. 
1904.         $750,000.         Thirty-six       wells. 
Fresno  Cnunty. 
INDIAN     AND     COLONIAL      DEVELOP- 
MENT  COMPANY,    LTD., 
Taft.    Cal.       Arthur    Parish,    President. 
W.     S.     Clegg.    Secretary.       (7    and    8 
Wallbrook,    London,    E.     C).      L.    P. 
Guiberson,    General    Manager.      Seven 
wells,    Fresno    County.      December   22, 
1911.      £1,000. 
Indian    Valley   Oil    Company, 
San  Miguel,  Cal.    J.  F.  Densmore,  Pres- 
ident.  E.   Bergeman,   Secretary.    April 
22,    1909.       $50,000. 
INTERNATIONAL    OIL    COMPANY, 
1114  I'nioii   Oil   Bldg.,   Los  Angeles,   Cal. 
Chester    "W.    Brown,    President.    John 
McPeak.    Assistant    Secretary.      April 
22,    1912.       $200,000.       One    well.    Kern 
County. 
INTERSTATE     OIL     COMPANY, 

1010    Wright    and    Callender    Bldg..    Los 
Angeles,     Cal.       D.     M.     Wickersham, 
Pre.sident,     F.     G.     "White,     Secretary. 
November    14.     1913.       $200,000.       One 
well.   Kern  County. 
Investment   Development   Company, 
244   Pine  St..   San   Fiaii<is(  (i.   I'al.     Sam- 
uel    I'(md.     Pi-esident.     .\ll)ert     Meyer, 
Seiretary.      January   3.    1911.     $100,000. 
Investment  Oil  Company, 

244  Pine  St..  San  Francisco.  Cal.  S.  H. 
Morsehead,  President.  Samuel  Pond, 
Secretary.      July   20,    1899.      $500,000. 


Iowa    Oil    Company, 
Whitlier.    Cal.      John    E.    Coffin,    Secre- 
tary.     September  7,   1900.     $200,000. 
JACKSON    OIL    COMPANY, 

Reward,    Cal.      S.    P.    Wible,    President. 
D.    A.    Jackson,     Secretary.      October 
18,    1907.      $50,000.      Four    wells,    Kern 
County. 
Jade  Oil  Company, 

1005    Security    Bldg.,    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 
R.    B.   "\A'iliiamson,    President,   Geo.    L. 
Reynolds,      Secretary.        October      16, 
1908.      $1,000,000.     Kern   County. 
J.    E.    GRAY    OIL    COMPANY, 

Box   263.    Bakersfield.    Cal.      S.    A.    Gray, 
President,     G.     W.     Gray.     Secretary. 
January  13.    1909.     $100,000.     Twenty- 
six   wells,    Kern    County. 
Jesse  Yarnell   Company, 

134    S.    Bonnie    Brae    St.,    Los    Angeles, 
Cal.       Susan     C.     Yarnell,     President, 
Katherine    Yarnell,    Secretary.      April 
8.   1907,   $40,000. 
JEWETT    OIL    COMPANY, 

409     Brower     Bldg.,      Bakersfield,     Cal. 
P.     L.     Jewett,     President,     A.     Weill, 
Secretary.     August  25,   1900.     $500,000. 
Eight  wells.   Kern   County. 
John   Irwin  Oil  Company, 

Hueneme.   Cal.     E.   O.   Gerberding,   Sec- 
retary.    May  10.   1893.     $30,000. 
Johnson   Oil  Company, 

P.O.  Box  loS3.  Fresno,  Cal.  E.  Schwarz, 
President,    R.   D.   Marshall,   Secretary. 
December  4,    1908.      $100,000. 
John  Thomas  Oil   Company, 

91  Temple  Blk..  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  E.  K. 
Green.     President,     J.     H.     Blanchard, 
Secretary.     August    6,    1900.      $336,000. 
Jordan    Oil    Company, 

Box    193.    Arcade    Station,    Los   Angeles, 
Cal.     J.   T.   Jordan.   President.     Ralph 
Martin.      Secretary.       May      25,     1907. 
$100,000. 
Juanita   Oil   Company, 

liiO.',    Secvuitv    Bldg..    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
March    6.    1908.      $100,000. 
JUNCTION    OIL   COMPANY, 

58    Sutter    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal.      J. 
Goldman,    President,    S.    G.    O.    Kingr, 
Secretary.      February    7.    1900.      $250,- 
"110.     Xine  well.*.   Kern  County.- 
KAISER  OIL  COMPANY, 

1114  Union  Oil  Bldg.,  Los  .\ngeles,  Cal. 
W.    W.    Orcutt.    President,    Giles   Kel- 
log.      Secretary.        March      18.      1909. 
$100,000.      Five    wells,    Santa    Barbara 
County. 
KALISPELL    MIDWAY    OIL    COMPANY, 
Box    441.    TJakHislield.    Pal.      R.    .\.    Wil- 
son,  President,   A.  C.   Tupman,   Secre- 
tary.    July   12.   1910.      $250,000.     Three 
wells.   Kern    Countv. 
KANAWHA    OIL    COMPANY, 

I'lis   Pacific   Kleitrii-   Bldg.,   Los   .\ngeles. 
John     M.     Sands.     President,     S.     R. 
Shoup.     Secretary.       August     8,     1910. 
$500,000.      One   well,    Kern   County. 
K.  and  V.  Oil   Company, 

Box     482,      Visalia.      Cal.       S.      Mitchell, 
I'lesident,     .\.     Q.      Reals.     Stcrct:ii\ . 
March    1.    1909.      $100,000. 
Kansas   Crude   Oil   Company. 

540  Title  Insurance  Bldg.,  Lo.«  .\ngeles, 
Cal.  F.  L.  Saw>-er,  Secretary.  March 
11,  1910.     $100,000. 


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STATE    OIL    AND    (JAS   SUPERVISOR. 


Kaweah   Oil   Company, 

Box      482,      Visalia,      Cal.        Henry      A. 
Scott,    President,    A.    Q.    Beals,    Secre- 
tary.    March   22,   1909.     $100,000. 
Keith    and    Mack   Oil    Company, 

350  Mills  Bldg-.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.     A. 
Mack,  President,  H.  Steinbach,  Secre- 
tary.     Pecember    4.    1907.      $20,000. 
Keith   Oil   and    Land   Company, 

350  Mills  Bldg-.,   San  Francisco,   Cal.     A. 
Mack,  President,  H.  Steinbach,  Secre- 
tary.    November  8,   1900.     $1,000,000. 
Kellogg  Oil   Company, 

933   Van   Nuys   Bldg.,    Los  Angeles,   Cal. 
F.  R.  Kellogg,  President,  G.  I.  Symin- 
ton.     Secretary.       December     9,     1910. 
$50,000. 
Kern   Carion    Oil   Company, 

141   Forsyth    Bldg.,    Fresno,    Cal.      S.    R. 
La  Rue,  President,  F.  L.  Simons,  Sec- 
retary.       March      6,      1900.        $200,000. 
Kern    County. 
Kern  Central  Oil  Company, 

1014    Mills    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
W.    A.    Brace.    President,    J.    W.    Mc- 
Caughey,     Secretary.       December     21, 
1S99.     $100,000. 
KERN    CROWN    OIL    COMPANY, 

Box   323.    East    Bakersfield.    Cal.      J.   W. 
Henderson,    President.    T.    L.    Moran, 
Treasurer.      June    15,    1901.       $500,000. 
Three  wells.  Kern  County. 
KERN    FOUR   OIL  COMPANY, 

521  Consolidated  Realty  Bldg..  Los  An- 
geles, Cal.  F.  C.  Kingsbury.  Presi- 
dent, C.  M.  Dull,  Secretary.  May  26. 
1909.  $100,000.  Twenty-two  wells, 
Kern  County. 
Kern    Petroleum    Company, 

3    Wilson     Bldg.,     Eureka.     Cal.       D.     J. 
Girard,   Secretary.     February  17,  1910. 
$250,000. 
Kern    Pucheu    Oil    Company, 

106    Forsyth    Bldg.,    Fresno,    Cal.      John 
J.  Kern,  President,  D.  A.  Cowan,  Sec- 
retary.     February    27.    1913.      $200,000. 
Kern    River  Drillers  Oil   Company, 

310    Sansome    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
John    Barneson,    President,    Virg^il    T. 
Shaw,      Secretary.       March     3,      1909. 
$1,000,000. 
KERN    RIVER   OIL   COMPANY, 

23S  Merchants  Exchange  Bldg..  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  H.  A.  Voorman. 
President,  Edw.  C.  Landis.  Secretary. 
June  29,  1S99.  $100,000.  Eight  wells, 
Kern  County. 
KERN  RIVER  OIL  FIELDS  OF  CALI- 
FORNIA,   LTD., 

1117  Los  Angeles  Inyestment  Bldg., 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.  R.  "W.  Stephens, 
Mg-r.  July  6,  1910.  $6,750,000.  Two 
hundred  forty-one  wells,  Kern  Coun- 
ty. 
Kern  Sunset  Oil   Company, 

1800     Chester     Ave.,     Bakersfield,     Cal. 

"Walter  Snook,  President.  G.  J.  Planz. 

Secretary.       March    27,    190S.      $10,000. 

Kern   County. 

KERN    TRADING    AND    OIL    COMPANY, 

S50  Flood  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
W.  R.  Scott.  President,  G.  L.  King, 
Secretary.  May  22.  1903.  $10,000,000. 
One  hundred  twenty-two  wells,  Fres- 
no County.    389  wells,  Kern  County. 


Kern   Union  Oil  Company, 
334    H.    W.    Hellman    Bldg.,    Los    Ange- 
les, Cal.     July  8,  1910.     $100,000. 
Keystone   Oil   Company, 
1015  Baker-Detwil'='r  Bldg-.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.     October  2,  1914.     $500,000. 
Kings   River  Oil    Company, 

Box  C.   R.F.D.   No.   8,  Fresno,  Cal.    Bur- 
ton Elwood,  President,  Florence  Mar- 
ian  Secretary.     June  5,  1899.    $100,000. 
Knickerbocker    Oil    Company, 
100  Davis  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  J.  D. 
Spreckels,      Jr.,       President,      G.      B. 
Waterman,      Secretary.        March      15, 
1911.      $400,000. 
KNOB    HILL    OIL    COMPANY, 
202    Cory   Bldg.,   Fresno,    Cal.     Jas  Por- 
teous,   President,   W.   J.   Kittrell,   Sec- 
retary.       August      6,      1900.        $25,000. 
Thirty  wells,   Kern   County. 
Kopje  Oil  Company, 
Box  1306,  Fresno,   Cal.     Geo.   S.  Water- 
man,  President,  M.  W.  Dearing,   Sec- 
retary.    January  4,   1901.     $100,000. 
Kramer   Consolidated   Oil    Company, 

403    Germain    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
A.  N.  Hamilton,  President,  D.  F.  Wil- 
son,    Secretary.       November    2.    1900. 
$600,000. 
Kramer   Model   Oil   Company, 
403    Germain    Bldg..    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
Lester   S.    Moore,   President,   Chas.    T. 
Merritt,     Secretary.       April    29,     1910. 
$21,000. 
La    Belle   Oil    Company, 

714     Central     Bldg.,     Los    Angeles,     Cal. 
W.    P.    Cunningham,   President,    Stone 
Hastain,    Secretary.      March    5,    1909. 
$100,000. 
LA    BLANC    OIL    COMPANY, 

227    First    National    Bank    Bldg.,    Oak- 
land,   Cal.      J.    C.    Downey,    President, 
W.  V.   Harington.   Secretary.     October 
1,    1908.      $250,000.      Two    wells,    Kern 
County. 
Lacey  Oil   Company, 
Hanford,  Cal.     November  1,  1909.    $500,- 
000.     R.  "\'.  Hall,   Secretary. 
La   Corona    Oil   and   Asphalt   Company, 
East  Bakersfield,  Cal.     Louis  V.  Olcese, 
President,    J.     B.    Hewitt,    Secretary. 
October   9,    1897.      $19,000. 
Laguna   Oil   Company, 
San    Luis    Obispo,    Cal,      P.    Tognazzini, 
Piesident,    M.    D.    Tognazzini.    Secre- 
tary.     March   3,   1907.      $500,000. 
La   Habra   Oil   Company, 
204  L   W.    Hellman  Bldg.,   Los  Angeles, 
Cal.     L.   P.    Hanson,   President,   L.    G. 
McLaughlin,       Secretary.         April      6, 
1910.      $500,000. 
Lakeshore  Oil  Company, 
510   Crocker  Bldg.,    San  Francisco,    Cal. 
Geo.    T.    Cameron,    President,    R.    A. 
Morton,    Secretary.      October   22,    1909. 
$750,000. 
Lake   View   Annex   Oil    Company, 
622    Bumiller    Bldg..    Los    Angeles.    Cal. 
November   12,    1910.      $2,600,000. 
LAKE    VIEW    NO.    2   OIL    COMPANY, 
mil    "V^'riglit    and    CaUender    Bldg.,    Los 
Angeles,  Cal.     C.  H.  M'hite,  President, 
F.     G.     White,     Secretary.       May     11, 
1910.      $1,000,000.      Kern    County. 


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LAKE    VIEW    OIL    COMPANY, 

Union     Oil     Bldg.,     Los     Angeles,     Cal. 
W.    W.    Orcutt,    President,    Giles   Kel- 
logg,   Secretary.       December    9,     1909. 
?2, 500, 000.      Five    wells,    Kern    County. 
Lemoore  Oil   Company, 
Lemoore,     Cal.        September     15,      1909. 
$300,000. 
Le  Roy  Oil  Company, 
241    Sansome    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
February  8,  1913.     $100,000. 
Light    Oil    Extension    Company, 
1241    Flood    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
Louis    Nathan.    President,    C.    S.    "Wil- 
cox,   Secretary.      November    25,    1908. 
$500,000. 
Linda  Vista  Oil   Company, 
1206    Broadway,    Oakland.    Cal.      E.    A. 
Heron,    President,    A.    H.    Breed,    Sec- 
retary.     November   23,   1900.      $250,000. 
Lindsay   Incorporated   Oil   Compary, 
Lindsay,    Cal.      L.    A.    Sturgeon,    Presi- 
dent,  L.   G.   Stallings,   Secretary.    No- 
vember 11.   1909.     $200,000. 
Lion   Oil   Company, 
474  N.   First   St.,   San  Jose,   Cal.     S.  W. 
Waterhouse,       President,      Annie      C. 
Waterhouse,      Secretary.       September 
2,    1914.      $25,000. 
Liscomb  and    Bridge, 

.^S  E.   TTnion   St.,  Pasadena,   Cal. 
Little  Jack  Oil   Company, 
Hanford,    Cal.      Thos.    Downing,    Presi- 
dent.     May   16,    1912.      $100,000. 
Little    Sespe    Consolidated    Oil    Company, 
A.    W.    Roberts,    President.    W.    P.    W. 
Martin,    Secretary.      407   Mason   Bldg., 
Los    Angeles,     Cal.      August    1,    1905. 
$30,000. 
Loma   Oil   Company, 
r,4S     S.     Olive     St.,     Los    Angeles,     Cal. 
Frank    A.    Garhutt,    President,    S.    C 
Hall,     Secretary.       October     14,     1895. 
$50,000. 
Lompoc    Monarch    Oil    Company, 
."2n    Rialto    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
IT.  A.  Broughton,  President,  N.  Huse- 
man.       Secretary.        May      25,       1914. 
$1,000,000. 
Lompoc  Oil   Development   Company, 
Lompoc,    Cal.      W.    .J.    Packard,    Presi- 
dent,   F.    ,T.    Miller,    Secretary.      Sep- 
tember 4,  1000.     $300,000. 
Lopez    Canon    Oil    Company, 
Room  716,  74  New  Montgomery  St.,  San 
Francisco.     Care  A.  L.  Darrow,  Pres- 
ident. C.  E.  van  Barneveld,  Secretary. 
Los  Alamos   Petroleum    Company, 
015   T.   TV.    Hellman   Bldg.,   Los   Angeles, 
Cal.       J.    M.    Kellernian.      October    2, 
li107.      $500,000. 
Los   Angeles  Cherokee   Oil   Company, 
1117  Trust  and  Savings   Bldg.,   Los  An- 
geles,   Cal.      Dan    Murphy,    President, 
G.    Holterholf.    Jr.,    Secretary.      April 
20.  ]!)04.     $i.ooo,ono. 
Los    Angeles-Coalinga    Oil    Syndicate, 
307   Severance   Bldg..    Los   Angeles.   Cal. 
W.    C.     Elderton.    President,    W.    W. 
Podder,      Secretary.        .July      8.       1909. 
$60,000. 
LOS    ANGELES-KERN    OIL    COMPANY, 
1007     Tlaas     Bldg.,     Los     Angeles,     Cal. 
M.     W.     Harker,     President,     H.     W. 
Pettehue,     Secretary.       December    10, 
1908.       $400,000.       Five     wells,     Kern 
County. 
17—27014 


Los    Angeles    McKlttrIck    Oil    Company, 
410    First    National    Bank    Bldg.,    River- 
side,   Cal.      Geo.    B.    Bush,    Secretary. 
March   17,    1910.      $1,000,000. 
LOS    ANGELES    OIL    COMPANY, 

1114   Union   Oil  Bldg.,   Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
W.   L.    Stewart,   President,    Giles   Kel- 
logg,    Secretary.       October     23,     1874. 
$50,000.     Two   wells,   Ventura  County. 
Los   Floras   Land   and  Oil  Company, 

510    Crocker    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
Geo.     T.    Cameron,    President,    R.    A. 
Morton,     Secretary.       July     25,     1902. 
$1,000,000.      Santa   Barbara. 
Los   Pozos  Oil   Company, 

Box  34,   Bakersfleld,    Cal.     February  16, 

l!tlO.       $50,000. 
LOST      HILLS      DEVELOPMENT     COM- 
PANY, 
Visalia,  Cal.     Daniel  Calcote.  President, 

E.  C.  Farnsworth.  Secretary.  June 
19,  1914.  $720,000.  Thirteen  wells, 
Kern   County. 

Lost    Hills    Investment    Company, 

245  Holbrook  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,   Cal. 
Frank  H.    Buck,    President,    O.    Scrib- 
ner.    Secretary.      December    20,    1911. 
$24,000. 
Lost    Hills   Mining   Company, 
510   Crocker   Bldg.,    San   Francisco,   Cal. 
Geo.    T.    Cameron,    President,    R.    A. 
Morton,    Secretary.      March    12,    1909. 
$100,000. 
Lo   Tengo'  OH    Company, 

323     Timken     Bldg.,     San     Diego,     Cal. 
Thomas    B.    Darst,    President,    Chas. 
B.   Stevens,   Secretary.     June  27,  1910. 
$1,000,000.      San   Die.go  County. 
LUCILE  OIL  COMPANY, 

Coalinga,     Cal.       Mrs.     Ida     Robertson, 
President,    R.    W.    Dallas,    Secretary. 
February    23,     1905.       $50,000.       Three 
wells.  Fresno  County. 
Lucky    Boy    Oil    Company, 
631  Wesley  Roberts  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.      C.    Wesley    Roberts,    President, 
Wm.  K.  Weaver,  Secretary.     Septem- 
ber 14,   1909.     $750,000.     Kern   County. 
Mahaska    Oil    Company, 
6919  Hawthorne  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
W.    C.    Sheppard,    President.      March 
19,    1910.      $100,000. 
MAIN   STATE   OIL  COMPANY, 

433   California   St..    San    Francisco,    Cal. 

F.  W.  McNear,  President,  J.  P.  Roth- 
well,  Secretary.  January  16,  1900. 
$250,000.     Four  wells,    Fresno  County. 

Majestic   Oil    Company, 
Santa     Maria,     Cal.      F.     C.     Twitchell, 

Piosident.   Geo.   P.   Mcrritt,  Secretary. 

June   15.    1907.      $500,000. 
MAMMOTH    OIL    COMPANY, 

1201     Federal     Realty     Bldg.,     Oakland. 

Cal.      C.    J.    Berry,    President,    C.    II. 

Holbrook,     Secretary.       February     4, 

1910.       $1,000,000.       Five     wells.     Kern 

Count.v. 
Manhattan    Midway  Oil   Company, 

1100  Hibcinian  Bldg.,   Los  Angeles.  Cal. 

S.     K.     Vermilyea,     President.     E.     E. 

P^dwards,  Secretary.     January  2,  1909. 

$75,000.      Kern    Comity. 
M    AND    T    OIL    COMPANY. 

703    Syndicate    T.ldg..    Oakl.'nid,    Cal.     M. 

J.    I.,aymance,    President,    S.    S.    Ilaw- 

ley.     Secretary.       January     15,     1910. 

$300,000.     Three   wells,   Kern   County, 


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MANLEY   AND    M'GINN, 

Shale,     Cal.       J.     R.     Murphy,    Auditor. 
Ten  wells,  Kem  County. 
Marathon    Oil    Company, 

]  'inuba.  Cal.     ^^'.  B.  Nichols,  President, 
Clarence  Wilson,   Secretary.     May  19, 
I'Jtiy.      $75,000. 
MARCH   OIL  COMPANY, 

714    Marsh   Strong   Bldg.,    Los    Angeles, 
Cal.     B.   A.   Hayden,   President,   F.   E. 
Valentine,     Secretary.       Eight     wells, 
Kern    County. 
Marian    Oil    Company    of    California, 
Coalinga,     Cal.      O.     D.     Loftus,     Presi- 
dent,     J.      A.      Fluetsch,      Secretary. 
March   25,   1999.      ?150,000. 
Maricopa    Investment    Company, 
Maricopa,    Cal.      "W.    J.    Schultz,    Presi- 
dent,   E.    L..    Weed,    Secretary.      May 
25,    1910.      $25,000.      Kern   County. 
MARICOPA     NATIONAL     PETROLEUM 
COMPANY, 
Box    411,    Fresno,    Cal.      A.    S.    Cleary, 
President,   E.  V.   Williams,   Secretarj-. 
February     16.     1910.       §400,000.       Two 
wells.   Kern  County. 
Maricopa    Northern   Oil    Company, 
347   Title  Insurance  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.      R.    Mansard,    President,    M.    M. 
Miles,     Secretary.       August    21,     1914. 
SI. 000, 000. 
Maricopa    Oil    Company, 

Stoner   Block,    Bakersfleld,   Cal. 
Maricopa   Oil    Company, 
Maricopa,    Cal.      W.    J.    Schultz,    Presi- 
dent,   Theo.    W.    Bernhard,    Secretary. 
December    5,     1907.       $500,000.       Kern 
County. 
Maricopa   Producers  Oil  Company, 
320    Balboa    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
April    11,    1910.      $500,000. 
Maricopa    Queen    Oil    Company. 
434    First    National    Bank    Bldg.,    Long 
Beach.    Cal.      W.    S.    WUhelm,    Presi- 
dent, W.  S.  Brayton,  Secretarj-.    Octo- 
ber S,  1910.     $1,000,000. 
MARICOPA    STAR    OIL   COMPANY, 
1011    Security   Bldg.,    Los   Angeles.    Cal. 
Thos.  A.  O'Donnell,  President,  Ellis  T. 
Yarnell,    Secretary.     October   29.    1913. 
$100,000.     Five  wells,   Kern  County. 
Maricopa-Strawn    Oil    Company, 
Maricopa.   Cal.     W.   J.   Bamhart,  Presi- 
dent.   R.    A.    Crump,    Secretary.     May 
21.   1915.      $100,000. 
MARICOPA    36    OIL    COMPANY, 
Alaska    Commercial    Bldg.,    San    Fran- 
cisco,   Cal.      O.    H.    Greenwald,    Presi- 
dent.   P.    D.    Kahn,    Secretary.      Feb- 
ruary-   3,    1910.      $250,000.      One    well, 
Kern  County. 
Marion    Oil    Company, 
Flatiron     Bldg.,      San     Francisco,     Cal. 
Henry  Ach,    President,   A.   A.    Power, 
Secretai-y.     November  5,  1908.     $600,- 
000. 
Marshall   Oil    Company. 
Ill     Montgomer>-    St.,     San     Francisco, 
Cal.     April  27.  1910.     $125,000. 
MASCOT    OIL    COMPANY, 

577  I.  W.  Hellman  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.  T.  Spellacy,  President.  W.  M. 
Wallace,  Secretary.  November  11, 
1901.  $500,000.  Thirty-seven  wells 
Kern  County. 


Maxwell  Oil  Company, 
716   Sheldon    Bldg.,    San   Francisco,   Cal. 
A.  F.  L.  Bell,  President,  John  J.  Avis, 
Secretary.     $25,000. 
MAY   OIL   COMPANY, 

40S  Consolidated  Realty  Bldg.,  Los  An- 
geles,   Cal.      M.    W.    Mead.    Piesident, 
L.    Schenck,    Secretarj-.     May   7,   1902. 
$200,000.      Eight    wells,    Kern    County. 
Mays    Consolidated   Oil    Company, 
Fellows,    Cal.      Box    E.      F.    B.    Chapin, 
President,   C.  H.   Sherman,  Secretary. 
May  19,  1911.      $2,000,000. 
M'CUTCHEON     BROTHERS, 

G.     W.     McCutcheon,     Mgr.,    Maricopa, 
Cal.     Five   wells.   Kern   County. 
McKlttrick    Extension    Oil    Company, 
Brower   Bldg..    Bakersfleld,    Cal.      S.    P. 
TVible.    President,    C.    Brower,    Secre- 
tary.    November  1,   1900.     $350,000. 
McKittrIck    Front    Oil    Company, 
501   Crocker   Bldg.,   San    Francisco,   Cal. 
W.    F.    Williamson,    President.    Albert 
J.   Dibblee,   Secretary.     April  29,  1910. 
$50,000.     Kern  County. 
M'KITTRICK    OIL    COMPANY, 
Brower  Bldg.,  Bakersfleld,   Cal.       H.  A. 
Jastro,    President,    C.    Brawer,    Secre- 
tary.     November    IS,    1899.      $500,000. 
Two  wells.  Kern  County. 
McKittrick     Prosperity     Petroleum     Com- 
pany, 
Nevada   City,   Cal.     A.    R.    Lord.    Presi- 
dent,     C.     W.     Chapman,     Secretary. 
November  20.   1900.     $500,000. 
Mecca    Oil    Company, 
Bakersfleld,     Cal.       D.     H.     McConnell, 
President,    A.    D.    Henderson,    Secre- 
tary.    April   23,    1901.     $450,000.     Kem 
County. 
MECCA    OIL    COMPANY    NO.    2, 

Bakersfleld,     Cal.       D.     H.     McConnell, 
President,    A.    D.    Henderson,    Secre- 
tary.     July   9,    1912.      $100,000.      Seven 
wells.    Kern   County. 
MELITA    OIL    COMPANY, 
First   National    Bank   Bldg.,    San   Fran- 
cisco,   Cal.      Thomas    G.    Hutt,    Presi- 
dent,   H.    A.    Rispin,    Secretary.      Six- 
teen wells.  Kern  County. 
MERCANTILE    CRUDE    OIL   COMPANY, 
504    Grant    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
Peter    Caubu,     President.       Peter    B. 
Stumpf,      Secretary.        December      18, 
1900.      $200,000.      Three    wells,    Fresno 
County. 
Mercedes    Oil    Company, 
Room    201,    127    Montgomery    St.,    San 
Francisco,    Cal.      Washington    Dodge, 
President.   M.  White,   Secretarj'.    July 
30.   1910.     $1,000,000. 
Merced  Oil   Mining  Company, 
Merced,    Cal.      C.    H.    Castle,    President, 
M.   D.  Wood,   Secretary.     January  24, 
1900.      $100,000.     Fresno  County. 
Merced   Paraffine   Oil    Company, 
Los  Banos,  Cal.     O.  D.  Bambauer,  Pres- 
ident.   A.    S.    Salau.    Secretary.     June 
19,      1914.        $1,000,000.        San      Benito 
County. 
Merlcos  Oil   Company, 
524  Auditorium  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles.  Cal. 
Burton  E.  Green,  President.  Calvin  C. 
Green,   Secretary.     November  7,   1901. 
$10,000. 


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Meteor   Oil    Company, 

82G   HisKins  Bldg.,   Los  Angeles,   Cal. 
Mexican  Associated   Oil  Company, 
232     S.     Broadway,     Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
Cal.    P.    Hunter,    President,    Chas.    L. 
Wilde,      Secretary.        April      1,      1910. 
$1,500,000. 
Mexican   Petroleum   Company, 
1015   Security   Bldg.,    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 
E.   L.   Doheny,   President,   O.   D.   Ben- 
nett,   Secretary.      December    20,    1900. 
$10,000,000. 
M.  G.  AND  P.  OIL  COMPANY, 

Box  34,  Bakersfield,  Cal.     H.  E.  Wright, 
President,    T.    M.    Young,     Secretary. 
June   7,    1910.      $500,000.      Three   wells, 
Korn    County. 
Midas   Oil    Company, 
230    California    St..    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
James    Rolph,    Jr.,     President,    C.     P. 
Chamberlain,     Secretary.       March    18, 
1910.      $200,000. 
Midget   Oil    Company, 
GO    California    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
J.   D.   Spreckels,  Jr..  President,  W.  H. 
Hannan,     Secretary.      April    11,    1910. 
$25,000. 
MIDLAND    OIL    COMPANY, 

1015    Security   Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
J.    C.    Anderson,    President,    Dr.    Nor- 
man Bridge,  Secretary.    November  20, 
1908..       $100,000.        Six      wells,      Kern 
County. 
MIDLAND      OIL       FIELDS      COMPANY, 
LTD., 
1015    Security   Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
T.   A.    O'Donnell,   President,   Dr.   Nor- 
man    Bridge,     Secretary.       April     15, 
1910.       $1,000,000.       Two     wells,     Kern 
County.     . 
Midway    Basin    Oil    Company, 
319   Consolidated  Realty  Bldg.,   Los  An- 
geles,  Cal.     A.  G.  Steai-ns,  President, 
April  13,  1910,  $500,000. 
Midway   Columbian   Oil   Company, 
Hi  Hastings  St.,  Vancouver,  B.  C.  Wm. 
A.    Bauer,    Chairman,    F.    W.    Bauer, 
Secretary.      June    18,    1912.      $500,000. 
Kern   County. 
MIDWAY    CONSOLIDATED    LIMITED, 
Box  141.  Fellows,  Cal.     A.  J.  Abrahams, 
President,    35    Copthall    Ave..    London, 

E.  C:  C.  F.  Burton,  Secretary,  35 
Copthall  Ave.,  London,  E.  C.  Wm.  O. 
Maxwell,  General  Manager.  October 
21,  1913.  $100,000.  Two  wells,  Kern 
County. 

Midway    Field    Oil    Company, 
740     S.     Broadway,     Los    Angeles,     Cal. 
C.  E.  Groat,  President,  Ben  R.  Meyer, 
Secretary.     August  8,  1910.     $1,000,000. 
Kern    County. 
MIDWAY    FIVE    OIL    COMPANY, 

554  I.  W.  Ilellman  Building,  Los  Ange- 
les, Cal.     Edwin  L.  Martin,  President, 

F.  L.  Bortells,  Secretary.  March  22, 
1910.  $1,000,000.  Five  wells,  Kern 
Co\nity. 

MIDWAY   GAS   COMPANY, 

S05  Garland  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
A.  B.  Macbeth,  General  Manager. 
Seven   wells,   Kern  Coimly  . 


MIDWAY    NORTHERN    OIL    COMPANY, 
346  Title  Insurance  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.       W.      S.     McGiffert,     President, 
M.   M.   Miles,   Secretary.     October  15, 
1910.       $1,000,000.      Two    wells,    Kern 
County. 
Midway  Oil   Company, 
Room    512,    112    Market    St.,    San    Fran- 
cisco,   Cal.     J.    Ogden,    President.      A. 
Heyman,      Secretary.        February      6, 
1900.     $1,000,000.     Kern  County. 
Midway  Oil   Company, 
302    Concord    Bldg.,    Portland,    Oregon. 
A.   E.   Davis,   Secretary.     May  4,  1901. 
$1,000,000. 
MIDWAY    PACIFIC    OIL    COMPANY, 
406     Story     Bldg.,     Los     Angeles,     Cal. 
Philip    L.     Wilson,     President,    P.     F. 
Schumacher,      Secretary.        April     18, 
1910.       $2,000,000.      Five    wells,    Kern 
County. 
MIDWAY   PEERLESS  OIL  COMPANY, 
617    Merritt    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
M.     H.     Whittier,     President,     H.     L. 
Westbrook,    Secretary.      February    28, 
■  1911.       $600,000.       Eight     wells,     Kern 
County. 
MIDWAY    PREMIER    OIL    COMPANY, 

1201  Federal  Realty  Bldg.,  Oakland,  Cal. 
'        A.  J.  Snyder,  President,  L.  E.  Bowen, 
Secretary.     March  18,  1910.    $1,000,000. 
Nine  wells,   Kern   County. 
MIDWAY     ROYAL     PETROLEUM     COM- 
PANY, 
648  S.  Olive  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  F.  A. 
Garbutt,     President,     A.     T.     Jergens, 
Secretary.     October  13,   1913.      $1,000,- 
000.     Nine  wells,  Kern  County. 
Midway  Simi  Oil   Company, 
Box  34,  Bakersfield,  Cal.     T.  M.  Young, 
President,   G.  R.   Peckham,   Secretary. 
October  9,  1913.     $100,000. 
Millie   Francis   Oil    Company, 

Box  8,   Taft,   Cal.     Kern  County. 
Mr.  Jeremiah   Miller, 

Coalinga,   Cal. 
Minoru    Oil    Company, 
1208     Alaska     Commercial     Bldg.,      San 
Francisco,  Cal.     John  Barneson,  Pres- 
ident,    W.     J.     Dinsmore,     Secretary. 
June   2,   1909.      $500,000. 
MIOCENE   OIL   COMPANY, 

518     Mills     Bldg.,     San    Francisco,     Cal. 
P.  Welch,  President,  Jas.  D.  Sweeney, 
Secretary.     July  5,  1912.     $20,000.  Two 
wells,  Kern  County. 
M.   J.   AND    M.    M.   CONSOLIDATED, 
703    Oakland    Bank    of    Savings    Bldg., 
Oakland,  Cal.     F.  J.  Woodward,  Pres- 
ident,   Steb    C.    Teal,    Secretary.      Au- 
gust   22,    1910.       $2,000,000.      Twenty- 
three   wells,   Kern    County. 
M.    K.    and   T.   Oil    Company, 
232  First  National  Bank  Bldg.,  Oakland, 
Cal.      George    D.    Metcalf,    President, 
.1.  B.  Metcalf,  Secretary.     January  15, 
1900.     $300,000.     Fresno  County. 
Mocal   Oil   Company, 
Shale.   Cal.     Chas.  Rittcrsbacher,  Presi- 
dent,  Elmer  Rittersbacher,   Secretary. 
June  9,   1911.      $300,000. 


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MODELO    OIL    COMPANY, 

600    Market    St.,     San    Francisco,     Cal. 
A.     F.     Morrison,     President,     W.     R. 
Berry,     Secretary.       April     26,     1S9S. 
$250,000.        Thirteen      wells,     Ventura 
County. 
Mogul   Oil   Company, 
Visalia,    Cal.     I.    Shiffert,    President,    L. 
C.     Branch,     Secretary.       October     6, 
1909.     $100,000. 
Monarch  Oil  Company, 
East  Bakersfield,  Cal.     Louis  V.  Olcese, 
President.    J.    B,    Hewitt,    Secretary. 
February-  3,  1900.     $100,000. 
Montana  Fresno  Oil  Company, 
Blackstone    St.,    Pr'^sno,    Cal.      Geo.    W. 
Smith.    Secretary.     Januarv    14,    1900. 
$14,000. 
MONTEBELLO    Olk_   COMPANY, 

Insurance    Excnanare    Bldg:..    San    Fran- 
cisco,  Cal.     Chas.  W.  Gardner,  Presi- 
dent, A.  E.   Boynton.   Secretary.    May 
5,      1909.        $1,000,000.        Seyenty-four 
■wells.  Ventura  County. 
MONTE    CRISTO    OIL    AND    DEVELOP- 
MENT COMPANY, 
705   Flatiron  Bldg.,   San  Francisco,   Cal. 
Henry  Ach,    President.   A.    A.    Power, 
Secretary.     December  5.  1899.    $1,000,- 
000.    Eighty- eight  wells,  Kern  County,  , 
seven   wells.    Los   Angeles   County. 
Monterey  Oil   Company, 
Parkfield.   Cal.     \V.   TV.    Garland,   Presi- 
dent.    April   29.   1914.      $1,000,000. 
Morro  Bay  Oil  Company. 
San    Luis    Obispo,    Cal.      A.    Fitzgerald, 
President.    Aug.    Vollmer,    Secretarv. 
May  16.   1907.     $1,000,000. 
MT.  DIABLO  OIL  MFG.  AND  DEVELOP- 
MENT COMPANY, 
517    Central    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
James    Cullingham,    President,    N.    K. 
Potter,   Secretary-.     February  23.  1900. 
$500,000.     Four  wells.  Kern  County. 
M.   P.   Oil   Company. 
SOI   Baker   St..    Bakersfield.    CaL     A.   S. 
Crites.    President,    M.    P.    nickinger. 
Secretary.     May  8,  1909.     $21,000. 
Munro    Oil    Company, 
521  Storj-  Bldg..  Los  Angeles.  Cal.    Geo. 
TV.   Walker.   President,   F.   T.   Gordon, 
Secretary.       April    25,    1912.       $50,000. 
Kem   Counts-. 
Muriel  Oil  Company, 
1208     Alaska     Commercial     Bldg.,     San 
Francisco,       CaL         John       Bameson, 
President.  TV.  J.  Dinsmore,  Secretarj-. 
April  22.  1909.     $250,000. 
Murphy  Oil   Company. 
TVhittier.     Cal.       William    H.     Murphy. 
President,    J.    T.    F.    Baeyertz.    Secre- 
tar>-.       August     IS.     1904.      $2,000,000. 
Los  Angeles  Countv. 
MUSCATINE   OIL   COMPANY. 

809  Trust  and  Savings  Bldg.,  Los  An- 
geles, Cal.  Miro  Hershey,  President. 
J.  C.  Macfarland,  Secretary.  August 
3,  190?.  $300,000.  Three  weUs,  Kem 
County. 
MUTUAL   OIL   COMPANY, 

lft06  California  Bldg..  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
G.  L.  Holton.  President.  Chas.  L.  Tal- 
bot, Secretary.  May  11.  1907.  $400.- 
000.     One  well,  Ventura  County. 


Nacirema    Oil    Company, 
605   Ferguson   Bldg.,    Los   Angeles.    Cal. 
R.    A.    Broom  field.    President,    W.    C. 
Gushing,     Secretary.       September    29, 
1909.     $50,000. 
National    Oil    Company. 
627    E.     Third    St.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
Harrj'  H.    Schwartz,   President,   Sam- 
uel S.  Schwartz,  Secretary-.     June  15, 
1915.     $10,000. 
NATIONAL    PACIFIC   OIL   COMPANY, 
1021    Higgins    Bldg..    Los    Angeles.    Cal. 
John  Bameson,  President.  E.  B.  Kid- 
son,     Secretary.      December    6.    1911. 
$3,500,000.      Two   wells,    Kem    Coimty. 
National    Petroleum    Company, 
1025    Higgins    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
J.    P.    .Straughan.    Manager.     April  24, 
191.3.     $100,000. 
Natoma   Oil   Company. 
510   Crocker  Bldg.,    San   Francisco,   Cal. 
TV.  R.  Berry.  President,  R.  A.  Morton. 
Secretary.     July  3,   1911.      $500,000. 
Neosho   Oil    Company, 
906    Central    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles.    Cal. 
Ralph    B.     Lloyd,    President,     TV.     E. 
Lloyd.     Secretary.       March     22,     1913. 
$75,000. 
NETHERLANDS     OIL     COMPANY, 
1910  Mariposa  St..   Fresno.   Cal.     W.   B. 
Holland,    President,    B.    Epstein,    Sec- 
retary.    March  5,  1909.     $200,000.  Two 
wells.   Fresno  County. 
NEVADA    COUNTY    OIL    COMPANY, 
1201  Union  Oil  Bldg..  Los  .\ngeles.   Cal. 
D.     E.     Morgan,     President,     W.     B. 
Robb,       Secretarj-.         September      22, 
1900.      $250,000.      Eleven    wells,    Kera 
County. 
Nevada   Pacific   Oil    Company, 
52.3    Balboa   Bldg..    San   Francisco,    Cal. 
September  29,   1909.     $100,000. 
NEVADA   PETROLEUM  COMPANY, 
.1026  Crocker  Bldg.,   San  Francisco,  Cal. 
M.  L.  Requa,  President,  G.  D.  Abbott, 
Secretary.  December        23,        1908. 

$5,000,000.       Eighteen     wells,     Fresno 
County. 
New  Castaic  Oil  Company, 
1525    Brooklyn   Ave.,    Los   Angeles,    CaL 
Geo.       Alspack,      President,       G.      D. 
Garner,    Secretary.      March    19,    1909. 
$500,000. 
NEW   CENTER    OIL   COMPANY, 

Room  637.  5S  Sutter  St..  San  Francisco, 
Cal.     D.  S.  Bachman,  President,  A.  N. 
Baldwin.     Secretary.       September    25. 
1905.        $25,000.        Five      wells,      Kem 
County. 
New  England  Oil  Company. 
119     E.     Colorado    St.     Pasadena.     Cal. 
M.   E.  Wood.  President.  M.   D.   Snow- 
ball.  Secretary.     April  16.   19^0.   $300,- 
000. 
Newhall   Mountain   Oil  Company, 

402  Copp  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.     L.  D. 
Swartwout.    President.    S.    L.    TVallis, 
Secretary.     October  19,   1901.     $50,000. 
New   Hope  Oil   Company, 

729  Mills  Bldg..  San  Francisco.  CaL 
C.  D.  Loumeister.  President,  W.  E. 
Dennison,  Secretary.  October  3,  1899. 
$100,000. 


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261 


New    Light    Oil    Company, 

1959   Mills   Bldg:.,    San   Francisco.     Wal- 
lace  Barstow,   President,   D.   M.  Kent, 
Secretary.     November  3,  1909.   $1,000,- 
000.     Kern  County. 
NEWLOVE    OIL    COMPANY, 

1114  Union  Oil  Bldg-.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
W.  W.  Orcutt,  President,  Giles  Kel- 
logg, Secretary.  April  30,  1906. 
$1,500,000.  Thirty-six  wells,  Santa 
Barbara  County. 
Newman    Morris   Oil   and    Land   Company, 

Cor.  Eddy  and  Powell  Sts.,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  W.  W.  Kaye,  President, 
Chas.  J.  Newman,  Secretary.  Jan- 
uary 3,  1912.  $500,000. 
NEW  PENNSYLVANIA  PETROLEUM 
COMPANY, 

Box  447,   Santa  Maria,   Cal.     T.  R.   FMn- 

ley,  President,  G.  M.  Scott,  Secretary, 

August  6,  1904.     $500,000.    Three  wells, 

Santa   Barbara  County. 

New   San    Francisco    Crude    Oil    Company, 

904   I    St.,    Fresno,    Cal.      H.    H.    Welsh, 
President,    W.    J.    O'Neill,    Secretary. 
January    17.    1902.      $150,000.      Fresno 
County. 
NILES     LEASE     COMPANY, 

1015  Security  Bldg..  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
E.  L.  Doheny,  President,  Norman 
Bridge,  Secretary.  February  17,  190S. 
$1,000,000.  Nine  wells,  Los  Angeles 
Countv. 
NORTH  AMERICAN  OIL  CONSOLI- 
DATED, 

903  Flat  Iron  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Louis   Titus.    President,    C.    F.    Nance, 

Secretary.    February  3,  1910.    $15,000,- 

000.      Sixty-four    wells.    Kern    County. 

Northern    Exploration   Company, 

805    Garland    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
A.   E.   Peat,   Secretary. 
North    Midway  Oil   Company, 

Box    598,    Santa    Monica.    Cal.      L.    W. 
Andrews,    President,   Roy  Jones,    Sec- 
retary.     November    8,    1909.      $200,000. 
Oakburn    Oil    Company, 

1003    Higgins    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
J.     W.     Maddrill,     President.     C.     R. 
Stevens,  Secretary.     February  8,  1910. 
$1,000,000. 
Oakland  Oil   Company, 

400  Holbrook  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
W.    T.    Sesnon,    Vice   President,    A.    J. 
Samuel,     Secretary.       September     14, 
1899.     $20,000.     Kern  County. 
Oak   Ridge  Oil   Company, 

Insurance  Exchange  Bldg.,  San  Fran- 
cisco,  CaL     Clias.   W.   Gardner,   Presi- 
dent, A.  E.  Boynton,  Secretary.     Jan- 
uary 6,    1911.     $5,000,000. 
OBISPO  OIL  COMPANY, 

Box    341,    San   Lui.s   Obispo,    Cal.     J.    W. 
Barneberg,    F.    H.    Throop,    Secretary. 
February     25,     1909.       $500,000.       Two 
wells,  Kern  County. 
Occident   Oil    Company, 

1927   Mariposa   St.,    Fresno,   Cal.     E.   W. 
Risley,    President,   W.   O.    Miller,    Sec- 
retary.     May    13,    1S99.      $32,000. 
Octave    Oil   Company, 

1011  Security  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
M.  H.  Wbittier.  I'resident,  T.  A. 
O'Donnell,  Secretary.  April  11,  1903. 
$50,000. 


Ohio  Crude  Oil  Company, 
346  Pacific  Electric   Bldg.,   Los  Angeles, 

Cal.     June  4.  1910.     $300,000. 
OIL   EXPLORATION    COMPANY, 

1201  Nevada  Bank  Bldg.,  San  Francisco, 

Cal.     Jos.   Errington,   President,  J.   P. 

Sweeney,    Secretary.      August   8,   1910. 

$300,000.      Five   wells,   Fresno   County. 
Oil    Land   Exploration   Company, 

Humboldt    Bank    Bldg.,    San    Francisco, 

Cal.     John  P.  Eraser,  President,  H.  F. 

Peart,    Secretary.      February   23,    1909. 

$250,000. 
Ojai    Oil    Company, 

622    Bumiller    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 

F.      E.      Dunlap,      President,      W.      I. 

Turck,      Secretary.        June      4,      1900. 

$750,000. 
OJAI       VALLEY       PETROLEUM       COM- 
PANY, 
207    Homer   Laughlin   Bldg.,    Los   Ange- 
les,   Cal.      S.    H.    Watson,    President. 

James  A.  Haskett,  Secretary.    March 

11,     1909.       $750,000.       Twenty     wells, 

Kern   County. 
Old   Gibraltar   Oil   Company, 

632    E.    Main    St.,    Stockton,    Cal.      Sep- 
tember  19,    1910.      $1,000,000. 
Old  Keystone  Oil  Company, 

1114  Union  Oil  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Lyman   Stewart,   President,   John  Mc- 

Peak,    Secretary.      February    15,    1897. 

$100,000. 
Olema    Oil    Company, 

S22    Mills    Bldg.,     San     Francisco,     Cal. 

Oliver     Ellsworth,     President,     M.     A. 

Thomas,    Secretary.      October   2,    1900. 

$200,000.     Kern  County. 
Oleum  Terra  Company, 

2706    Brighton    Ave.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 

E.    C.    Freeman,    President,    John    G. 

Todd,     Secretary.       January    9,     1901. 

$16,000. 
OLIG    CRUDE    OIL    COMPANY, 

2827    La    Salle    Ave.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 

Geo.     W.     Walder,     President,     J.     H. 

Purdy,  Secretary.     September  28,  1904. 

$500,000.      Eight    wells,    Kern    County. 
Olig  Land  Company, 
2827    La    Salle   Ave.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 

Geo.     W.     Walder,     President,     J.     H. 

Purdy,   Secretary.    February  14,   1908. 

$50,000. 
OLINDA   LAND  COMPANY, 

702    Equitable    Bldg.,    Los   Angeles,   Cal. 

W.     H.     Bailey,     Jr.,     President,     M. 

Sutherland,      Secretary.     August     31, 

1900.      $2,000,000.      Ten    wells.    Orange 

County. 
On   Top   Oil   Company, 
424    Wilcox     Bldg.,     Los    Angeles,     Cal. 

J.      J.      O'Brien,      President,      V.      L. 

O'Brien,    Secretary.      March    29,    1915. 

$25,000.     Kern  County. 
The  Opal   Oil   Company, 

Security  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.     J.  M. 

Danziger,     President,     Wilbert     Mor- 

grage.      Secretary.        May      26,      1908. 

$50,000.  i 

Ophir  Oil  Company, 

1208     Alaska     Commercial     Bldg.,      San 

Francisco,  Cal.     John  Barneson,  Pres- 
ident,    W.     J.     Dinsmore,     Secretary. 

October     7,     1909.       $100,000.       Fresno 

County. 


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STATE    OIL   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


Orange   Oil    Company, 

303  Tajo  Bldg..  Los  Angeles,  Cal.    W.  B. 
Scott,    President,    W.    Astley,    Secre- 
tary.     August    22.    1907.      $100,000. 
ORCUTT    OIL    COMPANY, 

Lompoe,    Cal.     A.    Lehmann,    President, 
L.     Kahn,    Secretary.      December    21, 
1907.       $300,000.       Five     wells,     Santa 
Barbara  County. 
Osage  Fifty-eight  Oil   Company, 

1130  I.  N.  Van  Nuys  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.     M.  H.  Whittier,  President,  F.  B. 
Sutton,     Secretary.       March     6,     1905. 
$500,000. 
Otay  Oil   Company.. 

902  American  National  Bank  Bldg.,  San 

Diego,   Cal.     X.   J.  Hohner,   President, 

G.   W.   Johnston,    Secretary.     January 

3,   1910.     S125.000.     San  Diego  County. 

OZARK   OIL   COMPANY, 

Box    564,     Los    Angeles,     Cal.       W.     P. 
Janes,  President,  O.  H.  Burke,  Secre- 
tary.     July   IS.    1907.      $250,000.      Four 
wells,   Fresno   County. 
PACIFIC    CRUDE    OIL    COMPANY, 

Santa  Marina  Bldg..  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
G.    H.    Easton,    President,    John    Lee. 
Jr.,  Secretary.    May  19,  1911.    $750,000. 
Three  wells.  Kern  County. 
PACIFIC   L.   AND   P.   COMPANY, 

608  P.  E.  Bldg..  Los  Angeles,  Cal.    G.  C. 
Ward,  Vice  President,  O.  V.  Showers, 
Secretary.     Forty   wells,   Los   Angeles 
County. 
Pacific  Midway  Oil  Company, 

822    Mills    Bldg.,     San    Francisco,    Cal. 
B.    S.    Noyes.    President,   B.    Romaine. 
Secretary.     Januan'  31,  1910.    $250,000. 
4   wells.    Kern   County. 
Pacific   Oil    Fields,    Ltd., 

350 .  California  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Balfour,  Guthrie  and  Company,  Agts. 
A.  B.  Williams,  F.  W.  Bishop,  London 
E.  C.  December  23,  1907.  £250,000. 
Santa  Barbara  County. 
PACIFIC  STATES  PETROLEUM  COM- 
PANY, 

P.O.    Box    B-2,    Coalinga,    Cal.      G.    W. 
Richard,     President.     L.     L.     Richard, 
Secretary.      April    23,    1909.       $300,000. 
One  well,  Fresno  County. 
Palladium    Investment    Company, 

648     S.     Olive     St.,     Los    Angeles,     Cal. 
Frank    A.    Garbutt,    President.    A.    T. 
Jergens,     Secretary-.       May     28,     1910. 
$100,000. 
Palmer  Annex  Oil   Company, 

605  H.  W.  Hellman  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.      C.     B.    Eyer,    President,    Chas. 
Tutschulte,    Secretar>-.      June    5,    1909. 
$2,000,000. 
PALMER    UNION    OIL    COMPANY, 

Sisfjuoc.  Cal.  John  M.  "Williamson, 
President,  M.  F.  Lewis.  Secretary. 
December  5,  1910.  $10,000,000.  Five 
wells,  Kern  County.  Four  wells,  San 
Barbara  County. 
PANTHEON    OIL    COMPANY, 

First  National  Bank  Bldg.,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  Robert  Hays  Smith,  Pres- 
ident, W.  H.  Humphreys,  Secretary. 
February  28,  1910.  $750,000.  Two 
wells,  Fresno  County. 


PARAFFINE    OIL     COMPANY, 

Box   566,    Bakersfield,   Cal.     H.   T.   Con- 
diet,    President.    T.    F.    Minor,    Secre- 
tary.   January  24,  1901.    $300,000.    Five 
wells,  Kern  County. 
Paragon   OH   Sales   Company, 
Temple  Bldg..  Los  Angeles,  Cal.    March 
22,   1915.      $50,000. 
Paraiso  Oil  Company, 
512  Syndicate  Bldg.,  Oakland,  Cal.  J.  E. 
Ennis,  President,  J.  N.  Turner,  Secre- 
tary.     September    18,    1914.      $200,000. 
Santa  Clara   County. 
Parker  Oil  Company, 
1134    W.    Eighteenth    St.,    Los    Angeles, 
Cal.     Nettie  A.  Parker,  President,  M. 
F.    Klingaman,     Secretary.      May    16, 
1900.      $250,000. 
Parkfield   Pioneer  Oil   Company. 
909  Mutual   Bank  Bldg.,   San   Francisco, 
Cal.      H.   B.    Hayden,    President.    July 
15.    1911.      $2,000,000. 
PATRICA  OIL  COMPANY, 

Box   441.    Bakersfield,    Cal.      F.   A.    Car- 
rick,    President,   A.    C.    Tupman,    Sec- 
retary.        :May      21,      1910.        $250,000. 
Seventeen  wells,  Kern  County. 
Pauson  Oil  Company, 
180     Sutter     St.,     San     Francisco,     Cal. 
Frank  Pauson.   President,  J.  W.  Pau- 
son,    Secretary.       November     5,    1904. 
$100,000, 
P.  C.   L.  Oil  Company, 
Visalia,      Cal.        Chas.      G.     Lamberson, 
Treasurer.     November  26,  1909.    $100,- 
000, 
PEERLESS    OIL    COMPANY. 

S24   Crocker   Bldg,,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
John    M,     "Wright,    President,    H.    C. 
Park,     Secretary.       October     9,     1899. 
$1,000,000,        Fifty-nine     wells,      Kern 
Count  V. 
PENN    COALINGA    PETROLEUM    COM- 
PANY, 
First   National   Bank   Bldg.,    San   Fran- 
cisco.  Cal.     Ira  L.  Bryner,   President, 
R.     H.     Smith,    Secretary.       June    26, 
1905.       $350,000.      Nine    wells,    Fresno 
County. 
Pentland    Union    Petroleum    Company, 
401   Union   Oil   Bldg,,   Los  Angeles.   Cal. 
Edward  Fox,    President,   F.    C.   Lamb, 
Secretary.      June   29,    1912.     $1,500,000. 
Perseus   Oil    Company. 
317  Merchants  Trust  Bldg,,  Los  Angeles. 
Cal,     T.  H,  Dudley,  President,  "W.  H. 
Dowsing,    Secretary.      March    7,    1901. 
$200,000.     Kern   County. 
Petra  Oil  Company, 
Room  110,  166  Geary  St.,  San  Francisco, 
Cal,     L,   A.    Sheiger,    President.   N.   J. 
Naginnity.      Secretary.        August     18, 
1910.     $18,000. 
THE    PETROL   COMPANY, 

Santa    Susana,     Cal.       T,     G,     Gabbert, 
President,     B,     C,    Nelson.     Secretary. 
November   21,    1912.      $110,000.     Eleven 
wells.  Ventura  County. 
THE    PETROLEUM    COMPANY, 

408  Consolidated  Realty  Bldg,.  Los  An- 
geles. Cal,  M,  H.  Mosier,  President. 
Geo,  H,  Johnson,  Secretary.  Septem- 
ber 30,  1910.  $250,000.  Five  wells. 
Orange  County. 


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263 


PETROLEUM  DEVELOPMENT  COM- 
PANY, 
206  Kfnhoff  Bldff..  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
E.  O.  Faulkner,  President,  G.  Plolter- 
hoff,  Jr.,  Secretary.  May  26,  IS!)!). 
$125,000.  One  hundred  eight  wells, 
Kern  County,  68  wells.  Orange  Coun- 
ty. 

PETROLEUM         MIDWAY         COMPANY, 
LTD., 
1015    ScLiuity    BIdg..    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 

E.  L.  Doheny,  President.  Norman 
Bridge,  Secretary.  February  15,  1915. 
Jin.dOO.      Three  wells.   Kern   County. 

Petroleum    North   Midway  Company, 

1023   Crocker  Bldg.,   San  Francisco,   Cal. 

F.  W.  Bradley,  President,  S.  A.  Gui- 
berson,  Jr.,  Secretary.  April  5,  1910. 
$1,000,000. 

Petroleum   Production   Company, 
605    Fergvison    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
R.    A.    Broomfleld,    President,    W.    C. 
Cushing,    Secretary.      March    21,    1912. 
$1,00,000. 
Petrolia    Oil    Company, 

Tulare,    Cal.      A.    W.    Wheeler,    Presi- 
dent,     W.      A.      Higgins,       Secretary. 
June  29,  1899.    $50,000. 
Phcenix   Oil   Company, 
Box     416,     llanford,     Cal.       P.     McRae. 
President.    W.    R.    McQuiddy,    Secre- 
tary.     November   28,    1898.     $250,000. 
Pico   Oil   Company, 
303  Tajo  Bldg..  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  W.  B. 
Scott,    President,    W.    Astley.    Secre- 
tary.     March  26,   1909.     $250,000. 
Piedmont   Oil   Company, 

Room     204,     1204     Broadway,     Oakland, 
Cal.      E.    A.    Heron,    President,    H.    L. 
Breed,       Secretary.         December      17, 
1900.      $500,000.     Kern   County. 
PIERPONT    OIL    COMPANY, 

140  N.  Los  Angeles  St.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.  "Wm.  Hardee,  President.  F.  W. 
Black,  Secretary.  March  29.  1900. 
$500,000.  Twelve  wells,  Kern  County. 
Pilot  Oil  Company, 
607  First  National  Bank  Bldg.,  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  May  9,  1908.  $200,- 
ooo. 

PINAL    DOME    OIL    COMPANY, 

Santa     Maria.     Cal.       J.     F.     Goodwin, 

President,  Geo.   P.   Merritt,  Secretary. 

June  21.  1912.     $4,000,000.    Nine  wells, 

Kern  County,  42  wells,  Santa  Barbara 

County. 
Pioneer    Midway    Oil    Company, 

411     Montgomery     St.,     San     Francisco, 

Cal.      I.     Strassburgcr,    President,    A. 

E.   Cole,   Secretary.     August  17,   1907. 

$1,000,000. 
PIONEER       MIDWAY      OIL      COMPANY 

CONS., 
Sliaron  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.    Wm. 

Sproule,    President,    P.    G.    Williams, 

Secretary.     June    13,    1910.     $2,000,000. 

Six  wells.   Kern   County. 
PIru    Monarch    Oil    Company, 

633    TTnion    Oil    Bldg..    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 

M.  P.  Light,  President.     June  2,  1911. 

$1,000,000. 
PIru  Oil  and  Land  Company, 
305    Security    Bldg.,     IjOs    Angeles,    Cal. 

W.    A.    Riinisey,    Assistant    Secretary. 

August    4,    1900.      $300,000. 


PIru   Oil    Company, 
600  Market  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.    W. 
Gregg.    Jr.,    President,    W.    R.    Berry, 
Secretary.     January  21,  1887.    $100,000. 
Ventura  County. 
Pitcher  and  Garbutt  Oil  Company, 

6  IS  S.  Olive  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  F.  A. 
Garbutt,    President,    Samuel    C.    Hall, 
Secretary.      June   25,   1900.      $500,000. 
Plttsburgh-Belridge    Oil    Company, 

317  Fourth  Ave.,   Pittsburgh,  Pa.    W.  S. 
Kuhn,  President,  H.  B.  Smith,  Secre- 
tary.     April   12,   1912.      $250,000. 
Pittsburgh  Pacific  Oil  Company, 

605    Ferguson    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
R.   A.    Broomfleld,    President.     June   4, 
1914.     $1,000,000. 
Placentia    Oil   Company, 
522    Security    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
S.    E.    Broljst,    Secretary.      November 
4,    1914.      $100,000.     Orange  County. 
Placerita   Oil    Company, 

119  E.   Colorado  St.,   Pasadena,   Cal.     F. 
C.    Melton,     President,    Geo.     G.     Mc- 
Laughlin, Secretary. 
Pleasant   Valley  Oil   Company,    Ltd., 
Lost     Hills,      Cal.       T.     A.      Crumpton, 
President.    I.    M.    Conkey,    Secretary, 
August     16,     1911.       $15,000.       Fresno 
County. 
Pleyto  Consolidated  Oil   Company, 

333   Kearny  St.,   San   Francisco,   Cal.     C. 
W.   Jackson,   President,   J.  C.  Currier, 
Secretary.     April   15,    1912.     $400,000. 
Poso  Creek  ON  Company, 

Bakersfield.     Cal.       S.    P.     Wible,    Vice 
President,      S.     L.     Mack.     Secretary. 
November  22,   1899.      $100,000. 
Poston   Oil   Company, 
Box  354,  Santa  Clara,  Cal.     Jas.  Suther- 
land,   President,    T.    A.    Birge,    Secre- 
tary.      October    29,     1899.       $30,000. 
POTTER    OIL   COMPANY    OF   CALIFOR- 
NIA, 
605    Ferguson    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
Robert    Law,     Jr.,     President,     J.     H. 
Healy,     Secretary.       April      26,     1915. 
$500,000.         Seventeen       wells,       Kern 
County. 
Preferred   Oil   Company, 
521  W.  P.  Story  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
C.   C.   Spicer,   President.  C.   F.   Butler, 
Secretary.     January  25,   1912.     $20,000. 
Premier  Antioch   Oil   Company, 
714  Tenth  St.,  Oakland,  Cal.     S.  B.  Rey- 
nolds, President,   A.   A.   Cozad,   Secre- 
tary.     August  19,   1911.     $200,000. 
PREMIER   OIL   COMPANY, 

577   r.   W.    Hellman    Bldg.,   Los   Angeles, 
Cal.      T.    Spellacy,    President,    W.    M. 
Wallace,      Secretary.        September     5, 
1907.    $1,000,000.    Fifteen  wells,  Fresno 
County. 
Price-Well    Oil    Company, 
319  Wilcox  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.    A. 
1).  Elwell.  President,  C.  E.  Price,  Sec- 
rotary.      March   20,   1909.     $50,000. 
Princeton   Oil   Company, 
208    Brower   Bldg.,    Bakerslleld,   Cal.     H. 
A.    .Tastro.    President,    C.    A.    Barlow, 
Secretar.v.      January   7,    1913.      $50,000. 
Kern   County. 


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PRODUCERS     AND     CONSUMERS     OIL 
COMPANY, 
509    Wells    Fargo    Bldg.,    San    Francisco, 
Cal.      W.    G.    Chanslor,    President,    R. 
O'Kane,    Secretary.      August   13,    1895. 
$1,000,000.     Two  wells,  Fresno  County. 
Producers   Oil   Company   Guaranteed, 
1915    Tulare    St.,     Fresno,     Cal.      B.     F. 
Shepherd,  Jr.,  President,  W.  G.  Coch- 
rane,    Secretary.       October    25,     1899. 
•5500,000.     Kern  County. 
Progressive   Oil    Company   of   Coalinga, 
325  Holbrook  Bldg..  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
C.  W.   Hall,   President,   H.   C.   Decker, 
Secretary.      November    12,    1912.      $1,- 
000,000.     Fresno  County. 
Prudential    Oil    Company, 
1125   Hearst   Bldg.,    San   Francisco,    Cal. 
J.    F.   Utter,   President,   M.   C.   Richer, 
Secretary.      $100,000. 
PROVIDENTIAL    OIL    COMPANY, 

Room  323  Timken  Bldg.,  San  Diego,  Cal. 

F.     E.     Wisecup,     President,     E.     G. 

Dehm,     Secretary.       October    5,     1914. 

$1,000,000.     Two  wells,  Orange  County. 

Provident    Oil    Mining    Company, 

637    Monadnock    Bldg..    San    Francisco, 
Cal.       Dr.     A.     McFadyn,     President, 
J.    C.    Cullen,    Secretary.       November 
26,    1900.       $300,000.       Kern    County. 
Puente    Oil    Company, 
829  Title  Insurance   Bldg.,   Los  Angeles, 
Cal.      W.    R.    Rowland,    President,   W. 
Astley,    Secretary.      Januarv    22,   1892. 
$2,000,000. 
PURE    OIL    COMPANY, 

514     S.     Broadway.     Los    Angeles,     Cal. 
J.  W.  Young,  President.     June  4.  1900. 
$300,000.      One    well,    Ventura    County. 
Ptrisslma    Hills   Oil    Company, 
520    Rialto    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
H.    A.    Broughton,    President,    James 
Casey.    Secretary.      October    31,    1908. 
$1,000,000. 
PYRAMID    OIL    COMPANY, 

716  Phelan  Bldg..  San  Francisco.  Cal. 
Geo.  S.  Johnson,  President,  Otto  B. 
Johnson,  Secretary.  October  7,  1909. 
$2,000,000.  Four  wells,  Kern  County, 
5  wells.  Ventura  County. 
QUEEN   OIL  COMPANY, 

First  National  Bank  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.       W.      N.      Hamaker,      Secretary. 
Three  wells,  Fresno  Countv. 
QUINTUPLE    OIL    COMPANY, 

339  Consolidated  Realty  Bldg.,  Los  An- 
geles,  Cal.     R.   J.   Gaffney,   President, 
A.    E.    Hurley,     Secretary.      Julv    30, 
1914.       $100,000.       One     well.     Orange 
County. 
Radium   Oil   Company, 
410  Montgomery  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Charles   Sutro,  President,  L.   D.   Carr, 
Secretary.     April  29,   1904.     $250,000. 
Rambler  Oil   Company, 
Bakersfield,  Cal.     M.  V.  McQuigg,  Pres- 
ident, A.  J.  "Wallace,  Secretary.    June 
17,  1908.      $50,000. 
Ramona   Home  Oil  Company, 

523  Stimson  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Wm.  Carter,  Jr..  President,  Joseph 
T.  Campbell,  Secretary.  August  5, 
1910.     $500,000. 


RANCHO  LA  BREA  OIL  COMPANY, 

!Mei(hants  National  Bank,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.     G.  Allen  Hancock,  owner.    Fifty- 
seven    wells,    Los   Angeles   County. 
RECORD    OIL    COMPANY, 

433     Mills     Bldg.,     San    Francisco,     Cal. 
H.    H.   Hart,    President,    W.    J.    Clark, 
Secretary.      March    3,    1905.      $200,000. 
Eight     wells,     Fresno     County,     Kern 
County. 
RECOVERY    OIL    COMPANY, 
510   Crocker   Bldg.,    San   Francisco,   Cal. 
Geo.     T.    Cameron,    President,    R.    A. 
Morton,  Secretary.     December  2,  1910. 
$1,000,000.     Four  wells,   Kern   County. 
Recruit   Oil    Company, 

Sharon  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.    Wm. 
Sproule.     President,    P.    G.    Williams, 
Secretary.      May    4,    1903.      $1,000,000. 
Red   Man    Petroleum   Company, 
450    Monadnock    Bldg.,    San    Francisco, 
Cal.      A.    A.    Cohn,    President,    W.    J. 
Sterett,    Secretary.      October   27,    1911. 
$300,000. 
Refining  and   Production   Oil  Company, 
354  Pine  St.,   San  Francisco,   Cal.    T.   N. 
Barnsdall,    President,     R.    A.     Broom- 
fleld.    Secretary.      Mav    4,    1911.      $1,- 
250,000. 
Regal   Oil   Company, 
227    Security    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
F.  E.  Dunlap,  President,  G.  C.  Dennis, 
Secretary.  September       12,       1908. 

$100,000. 
R.    E.   Graham   Oil   Company, 

Box  S,  Taft.  California. 
Republic  Oil  Company, 
1118    Hearst   Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
S.  A.  Guiberson,  Jr.,  President,  B.  H. 
Henderson,     Secretary.       February    2, 
1910.     $6,000. 
Result    OH    Company, 
1118    Kohl    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
P.      E.      Bowles,      President,      F.      W. 
McNear,    Secretarv.      March    6,    1908. 
$25,000. 
REVENUE     OIL    COMPANY, 
410  Citizens  Bank  Bldg.,  Pasadena,  Cal. 
R.  H.  Pinney,  President,  A.  K.  Nash, 
Secretary.      March    17,    1900.      $200,000. 
Eight  wells,   Kern   County. 
REWARD   OIL   COMPANY, 
1118    Kohl    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
P.    E.    Bowles,    President,    F.    W.    Mc- 
Near,     Secretary.        March      9,      1901. 
$100,000.      Forty    wells,    Kern    County. 
RIcardo  Oil  Company, 
510    Lissner    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles.    Cal. 
Wm.     Barnstow,     President,     Marcus 
B.   White,   Secretary.      March  17,   1915. 
$25,000. 
RICE    RANCH    OIL    COMPANY, 

710  Merchants  National  Bank  Bldg., 
Los  Angeles.  Cal.  C.  J.  Kubach, 
President,  E.  A.  Rang,  Secretary. 
March  14,  1904.  $300,000.  Twelve 
wells,  Santa  Barbara  County. 
Richfield  Oil  Company, 
'.133  I.  N.  Van  Nuys  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.  T.  A.  Winter,  President,  G.  J. 
Syminton,  Secretary.  November  29, 
1911.     $150,000. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 


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Rio   Bravo  Oil  Company, 
Hollister.   Cal.     G.   D.    Clark,   President, 
W.    C.    Graves.    Secretary.      February 
14,   1900.      $100,000. 
Rio  Oil  Company^ 
1667     Chester     Ave.,     Bakersfield,     Cal. 
May  21,   1910.     $100,000. 
Roanoak  Oil  Company, 
Koom   3.   Farmers  National  Bank,  Fres- 
no,   Cal.     Geo.   L.   Warlow,   Secretary. 
December  24,  1900.     $100,000. 
ROCK    OIL    COMPANY, 
1007    Washington    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles, 
Cal.       L.      C.       Torrance,      President, 
Nichols   Milbank,    Secretary.     April   7, 
1910.      $5,000,000.      Eight    wells,    Kern 
County. 
Rosario  Oil  Company, 
245  Ilolbrook  Bldg..   San  Francisco,  Cal. 
O.    Scribner,    President,    G.    Sheridan, 
Secretary.     March  24,   1911.    $25,000. 
Rose  Oil   Company, 
Si.\th  and  Broadway,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
L.    W.    Johnson.    President,   James   B. 
Sullivan.     Secretary.       July     6,     1903. 
$200,000. 
Royal   Petroleum   Company, 
l.'',20    Washington    Bldg..    Los    Angeles, 
Cal.      March   5,    1915.      $200,000. 
R.    T.    Oil    Company, 
Madera.    Cal.      W.    B.    Thurman,    Presi- 
dent.     G.      S.      Thurman.      Secretary. 
September  19,   1910.      $150,000. 
Ruby  Oil   Company, 
1005    Security    Bldg.,    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 
J.     M.     Danziger,    President,     Wilbert 
Morgrage,     Secretary.       February     3, 
1908.     $40,000. 
Sacramento    Palo    Pinto   Oil    Company, 
205    Peoples    Bank    Bldg..    Sacramento, 
Cal.       Clinton     L.     White,     President. 
May  1,  1912.     $50,000. 
SAFE    OIL    COMPANY, 

208    Brower    Bldg.,    Bakersfield,    Cal.     C. 
A.     Barlow,     President,    W.    H.     Hill, 
Secretary.      March    1,    1907.      $100,000. 
Four  wells,  Kern  County. 
Safety    Oil    Company, 

Delger    Bldg.,    Fourteenth    and    Broad- 
way,  Oakland,   Cal.    G.   Erwin   Brink- 
erhoff.   President,   M.   V.   Cooley,    Sec- 
retary.     March    8,    1901.       $17,500. 
SALT   LAKE   OIL   COMPANY, 

55  New  Montgomery  St.,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.      Wm.    Sproule,    President,    P.    G. 
Williams,    Secretary.       November    27, 
1903.       $500,000.       One     hundred     nine 
wells.  Los  Angeles  County. 
SALT    MARSH    CANON    OIL    COMPANY, 
P.   O.   Box  44.   Santa  I'aula.   Cal.     A.   M. 
Dunham.    President,    F.    H.    Dunham, 
Secretary.     September  24,   1902.     $50,- 
000.     Five   wells,  Ventura  County. 
SALVIA    OIL    COMPANY, 

1011  Security  Bldg..  I..os  Angeles,  Cal. 
T.  .\.  O'Donnell.  President.  Ellis  T. 
Yarnell,  Secretary.  Fourteen  wells, 
Fresno  County. 
San  Antonio  Oil  and  Land  Company, 
:!4S  Mayes  St.,  San  Fraticisro,  Cal. 
James  R.  Little,  I'resident,  A.  W. 
Craig.  Treasurer.  March  19,  1900. 
$100,000. 


San   Bernardino  Valley  Oil  Company, 

Rialto    Ave.,    San    Bernardino,    Cal.      A. 
E.    Perris,    President,    D.    M.    Perris, 
Secretary.     December  2,  1912.    $25,000. 
San   Carlos  Oil    Company, 

200  McAllister   St.,   San  Francisco,   Cal. 
H.    B.    Hambly.    Secretary.      February 
19.    1892.      .?1, 000, 000. 
SAN    DIEGO  CONSOLIDATED  OIL  COM- 
PANY, 

321  Timken  Bldg.,  San  Diego,  Cal.  P.  M. 
Johnson,  President.  G.  H.  '  Hughes, 
Secretary.  May  3,  1915.  $500,000. 
Three  wells.  Orange  County. 
SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  M'KITTRICK 
OIL  COMPANY, 

607  Monadnock  Bldg.,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.  H.  W.  Maxfleld,  President,  W. 
C.  Beattie,  Secretary.  December  11, 
1899.  $500,009.  Eighteen  wells,  Kern 
County. 
San  Francisco  and  Wyoming  Oil  Com- 
pany, 

67  Buena  Vista  Terrace,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.  F.  G.  Baird,  President,  Wm.  J. 
Drew,  Secretary.  August  5,  1913. 
$200,000. 
SAN  FRANCISCO  MIDWAY  OIL  COM- 
PANY, 

6IJ0  Market  St..  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Geo.  F.  Lyon,  President.  W.  S.  Oliver, 
Secretary.  March  25.  1910.  $500,000. 
One  well,  Kern  County. 
San  Francisco  Osage  Oil  and  Gas  Com- 
pany. 

1130  L  N.  Van  Nuys  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.      Wm.    Graham,    President,   Chas. 
B.     Anderson.     Secretary.       July     17, 
1905.     $1,000,000. 
San  Juan  Oil  Company, 

1910  Mariposa   St.,   Fresno.   Cal.     W.  B. 
Holland,  President.  Ben  Epstein,  Sec- 
retary.    March   5.   1909.     $250,000. 
SANTA     CLARA     OIL     AND     DEVELOP- 
MENT   COMPANY. 

719  Story  Bldg..  Los  Angeles.  Cal.    L.  C. 
Throop.    President,    Chas    A.    Nelson, 
Secretary.     February  9,   1912.     $1,000,- 
000.      One   well,   Ventura   County. 
Santa   Maria  Crude  Oil  Company, 

316    Bumiller    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles.    Cal. 
W.     V.     Ambrose,     President,     W.     I. 
Turck,  Secretary.     December  29,  1906. 
$500,000. 
Santa    Maria    Enterprise  Oil   Company, 

1201   Hibernia   Bldg.,    Los   Angeles.    Cal. 
G.     E.     Bittinger,     President,     E.     L. 
Brock,  Secretary.     December  15,  1909. 
$400,000. 
Santa  Maria  Gas  and  Power  Company, 

Santa     Maria.     Cal.      J.     F.     Gooodwin, 
President.  R.  E.  Easton,  Secretary. 
SANTA    MARIA   OIL    FIELDS  OF   CALI- 
FORNIA,   LTD., 

Santa  Maria.  Cal.    G.  Bishirgian,  Attor- 
ney in  fact.     June  14,  1911.     £1,000,000. 
Four  wells,    Santa   Barbara   County. 
Santa   Paula   Oil   Corporation, 

435    Security    Bldg..    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
Rudolph  Mausard,  Secretary,  July  25, 
1914.      $500,000. 
Santa   Paula  Y  Saticoy  Oil  Company, 

^^^r,  Kohl  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Wm.  Whitney,  President.  A.  C.  Hell- 
mann.  Secretary.  March  28,  1903. 
$10,000. 


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STATE    OIL.   AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


SANTA    SUSANA    SYNDICATE, 

1201  \V.  I.  Hollingsworth  Bldg..  Los  An- 
geles, Cal.     Dr.  A.  Hirschi.  President. 
Eleven  wells,   Ventura  County. 
SAUER     DOUGH     OIL    COMPANY, 
510  Crocker  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Geo.    T.    Cameron,    President,    R.    A. 
Morton.    Secretary.      January    7,    1901. 
$250,000.     Nine  wells,   Fresno   County. 
SCARAB    OIL    COMPANY, 

344    S.    Fifth    St.,    Oxnard,    Cal.     W.    L. 
Dunn,   President,  H.  R.    Staples.   Sec- 
retary.    March  1.   1909.     $100,000.    One 
well,   Ventura   County. 
Seaboard  Oil  and  Transit  Company, 

607  "W.  P.  Story  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
C.    L.    Flack,    President,    C.    A.    Good- 
rich,   Secretary.      December    2S,    1911. 
$10,000. 
Sea    Breeze  Oil   Company, 

Box      246,      BaJversfield.      Cal.        Martin 
Coyne.    President.    L.   Hirshfield,    Sec- 
retary.    June  26,  1900.     |500,000. 
Seaside   Oil   Company, 

310    Sansome    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
Harrv  J.  Hart,   President,   A.   Everett 
Bell,    Secretary.      February    24,    1S9S. 
?1 0.000. 
SECTION    FIVE   OIL   COMPANY, 

58  Sutter  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.     S.  G. 
O.  King,  Secretary.  December  3,  1900. 
5150,000.     Eight  wells,  Kern  County. 
Section   One  Oil  Company, 

501    Balboa    Bldg..    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
T.     A.     O'Donnell,     President,     O.     G. 
Myers,    Secretary-.      August    14,    1907. 
$10,000. 
SECTION    SEVEN    OIL    COMPANY, 
First    National   Bank   Bldg..    San   Fran- 
cisco, Cal.     N.  J.  Brine,  President,  H. 
E.  Shartley,  Secretary.     June  26.  1905. 
$300,000.     Five   wells,    Fresno   County. 
Section   Ten   Oil    Company, 

343    Sansome    St.,    San    Francisco.    Cal. 
R.     A.     Lewin,     Secretary'.       May    12, 
1904.     $300,000.     Fresno  County. 
Section   Three   Oil   Company, 
Madera,    California.      TV.    B.    Thurman, 
President,   G.   S.   Thurman,   Secretan.-. 
February   23,    1911.      $150,000. 
SECTION      TWENTY-FIVE     OIL      COM- 
PANY, 
208   Brower  Bldg.,    Bakersfield,    CaL     T. 
E.   Sullivan,  President,   C.   A.   Barlow, 
Secretary.      September  28,   1903.     $40,- 
000.     Thirty  wells,  Kern  County. 
SECURITY         DEVELOPMENT         COM- 
PANY, 
Bos  S13,  Bakersfield,  Cal.    C.  H.  Franey. 
Secretarj%     E.     D.     Burge,     President. 
Nine  wells,  Kern  County. 
SENECA    OIL    COMPANY, 

1133    Nielsen    Ave..    Fresno,    Cal.      Geo. 
L.  "U'arlow,  President.  W.  T.  Knowles. 
Secretarj-.      April    20,    1908.      $2.50,000. 
Six  wells,  Fresno  Countj". 
SESNON    OIL    COMPANY, 

460  Holbrook  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
TV.  T.  Sesnon,  President,  Walter  C. 
Beattie.  Secretary.  Februar>-  17, 
1908.  $100,000.  Fifteen  wells,  Kern 
County. 


Shandon    Oil    Company, 

P.O.   Box   400,   Caldwell,   N.  J.    Alexan- 
der    Dallas,     President,     P.     Beaton, 
Secretary.     February  19,   1913.     $750,- 
000.     Fresno  County. 
SHAWMUT    OIL    COMPANY, 

697  First  National  Bank  Bldg.,  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  John  A.  Bunting, 
President,  A.  T.  Borst,  Secretary. 
December  31,  1903.  $500,000.  Two 
wells.  Fresno  County. 
Shaw   Ranch   Oil   Company, 

2-3  H.   W.  Hellman  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.  C.  R.  Rockwood.  President,  Chas. 
Tutschule,    Secretary.      September    18, 
1912.      S200.000. 
SHEAR    PETROLEUM    COMPANY, 

2S27    La    Salle   Ave.,    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 
J.  H.   Purdy.   President.     Seven  wells, 
Kern  County. 
SHELL    COMPANY    OF    CALIFORNIA, 
343    Sansome    St..    San    Francisco.    CaL 
W.   Meischke-Smith,   President,   R.  A. 
Lewin,      Secretary.       July     30,     1915. 
$35,000,000.     Eighty-three  wells.  Fres- 
no County. 
Shirley   Oil    Company, 

421  N.  Main  St.,   Santa  Ana,  Cal.    John 
TV.    Shirley.   President.   J.   Quick,  Sec- 
retary.     Januarj-    7,    1903.     $10,000. 
Shreeves  Oil   Company, 

Sharon  Bldg..  San  Francisco,  Cal.    TVm. 
Sproule.    President,    P.    G.    "Williams, 
Secretary.     July  28.  1906.     $200,000. 
Sibyl    Oil    Company, 

1003    Higgins    Bldg..    Los    Angeles.    Cal. 
J.  "VT".  MaddriU.  President,  C.  R.  Stev- 
ens.     Secretary.       October     11.     1909. 
$.5i>,000.     Kern  Count}-. 
Sierra   Oil   Company, 

First  National  Bank  Bldg..  Long  Beach. 
Cal.      Geo.    L.    HoodenpyL      December 
16.   1914.     $75,000. 
Sky  Ranch   Oil  Company, 
Moorpark,  Cal.     D.  L.  Florj-,  President. 
Geo.     A.     Flory.     Secretarj-.       October 
25.   1912.     $50,000. 
South    Coast    Oil    Company, 

520    Rialto    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
James  Casey.  President,  A.  J.  Porter, 
Secretary-.      July   10.    1913.      $1,000,000. 
Southeastern    Limited  Oil   Company, 

1241    Flood    Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
Louis    Nathan,     President,    Chas.     G. 
Wilcox.      Secretary.        September     30, 
190S.     $500,000. 
Southern    California    Gas   Company, 

S05    Garland    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles.    Cal. 
Wm.    G.    Kerckhoff,    President,    L.    M. 
Farnham,  Secretary. 
Southern    California    Oil    Syndicate,    Ltd., 
Lompoc.  Cal.     W.  J.  Packard,  Manager, 
Magnus    Mowat,    President,    Matthew 
H.    Adams,   Secretary.    London.   E.   C. 
April   23.    1907.     £25.000. 
Southern   Humboldt  Oil  Company, 
601  Second  SL,  Eureka,  Cal.    J.  S.  Bur- 
nell.   Secretary.     July  25,   1910.     $100,- 
000. 
Southfield  Oil   Company, 

607  First  National  Bank  Bldg..  San 
Francisco.  Cal.  Robert  Hays  Smith, 
President.  E.  G.  Camet,  Auditor.  May 
14,    1909.      $500,000. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 


267 


South    Midway   Oil   Company, 

418    Clianil)er    of    Commerce    Bldg.,    Los 
Angeles,  Cat.     Julius  Fried,  President, 
W.    W.    Warthing,    Secretary.      April 
15,   1910.      $1,000,000.     Kern   County. 
Soutli    IVIountaIn   Oil   Company, 

34(5   Title  Insurance  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.      R.    Mansard,    President,    M.    M. 
Miles.     Secretary.      October    20,    1913. 
$300,000. 
SOUTH    PACIFIC    OIL    COMPANY, 

637  Consolidated  Realty  Bldg.,  Los  An- 
geles,   Cal.      A.    I.    Smith,    Secretary. 
Eleven   wells,    Ventura   County. 
SOVEREIGN    OIL    COMPANY, 

585     Market    St.,     San    Francisco,     Cal. 
William   Ellery,    President,    J.   W.    El- 
lery.     Secretary.       October     15,     1900. 
$500,000.     Ten  wells,  Kern  County. 
SPINKS  CRUDE  OIL  COMPANY, 

Monrovia,     Cal.       William     A.      Spinks, 
President,  Walter  F.  Dunn,  Secretary. 
November    3,    1909.      $200,000.      Seven 
wells,   Fresno  County. 
S.   P.   Placer   Mining   Company, 

Bakersfield,  Cal.     M.  A.  Lindberg,  Pres- 
ident, Fred  Gunther,   Secretary.     Sep- 
tember  8,    1899.      $200,000. 
SPRECKELS   OIL   COMPANY, 

100  Davis  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  John 
D.  Spreckels,  Jr.,  President,  G.  B. 
Waterman,  Secretary.  November  1, 
1911.  $200,000.  Four  wells,  Kern 
County. 
Squaw   Flat  Oil   Company, 

401   Union   Oil   Bldg.,   Los  Angeles,   Cal. 
A.    J.    Aber,    President,    B.    W.    Howe, 
Secretary.     August  11,   1910.     $200,000. 
STANDARD   OIL   COMPANY, 

Standard  Oil  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
D.  G.  Scbfleld,  President,  H.  M.  Story, 
Secretary.  September  10,  1879.  $100,- 
000,000.  Eighty-five  wells,  Fresno 
County,  260  wells,  Kern  County,  102 
wells,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  33  wells, 
Orange  County. 
Star  Oil   Company, 

350  Mills  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  J.  J. 
Mack,    President,    S.    L.    Mack.    Secre- 
tary.     September    25,    1899.      $500,000. 
STATE      CONSOLIDATED      OIL      COM- 
PANY, 

915  Baker-Detwiler  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.  E.  J.  Miley,  President.  A.  M. 
Burley,  Secretary.  March  3,  1911. 
$1,250,000.  Twenty-seven  wells,  Kern 
County. 
State  Oil   Company  of  California, 

1208  Alaska  Commercial  Bldg.,  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  John  Barneson,  Pres- 
ident, W.  J.  Dinsmore,  Secretary. 
February  15,  1910.  $2,000,000.  Kern 
County. 
STAUFFER    OIL    COMPANY. 

624  California  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
C.  de  Guigne,  President,  C.  Jantzen, 
Secretary.  May  19,  1909.  $100,000. 
.Six  wells.  Kern  Count.v. 
STERLING  OIL  AND  DEVELOPMENT 
COMPANY, 

Sharon  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  R.  P. 
Schwerin,  President,  P.  G.  Williams, 
Secretary.  October  30,  1899.  $250,000. 
Forty-one   wells,   Kern   County. 


ST.    HELENS    PETROLEUM    COMPANY 
LTD., 

Los  Angeles  Investment  Building,  Los 
An.geles,  Cal.  H.  H.  Haldin,  London, 
Eng.,  R.  H.  Young,  London,  Eng. 
May  10,  1913.  £70,500.  Twelve  wells, 
Kern  County,  14  wells,  Orange  County. 
ST.    LAWRENCE    OIL    COMPANY, 

411  Montgomery  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

I.  Strassberger,  President,  A.  E.  Cole, 
Secretary.  April  14,  1908.  $100,000. 
Seven  wells.   Kern  County. 

STOCKTON    MIDWAY  OIL  COMPANY, 
309   E.    Main   St.,    Stockton,    Cal.     G.   F. 
Hudson,    President,    C.    F.    Campbell, 
Secretary.     December  8,  1910.     $1,000,- 
000.     Five  wells,   Kern  County. 
Stockton,  San   Juan   Oil   Company, 

632  E.   Main  St.,  Stockton,   Cal.    May  4, 
1911.      $25,000. 
ST.    PAUL    CONSOLIDATED    OIL    COM- 
PANY, 
3  Farmers  National  Bank  Bldg.,  Fresno. 
Cal.     Geo.    L.   Warlow,   President,   W. 
T.     Knowles,     Secretary.       September 
24,      1910.        $600,000.        Eleven     wells, 
Fresno   County. 
St.   Paul   Fresno  Oil  Company, 

3  Farmers  National  Bank  Bldg.,  Fresno, 
Cal.      Geo.    L.   Warlow,    President,  W. 
T.  Knowles,   Secretary.     June  5,   1903. 
$250,000. 
STRONG    OIL    COMPANY, 

1015   Marsh-Strong   Bldg.,    Los   Angeles, 
Cal.     Four   wells,   Fresno   County. 
Sturgeon    Oil    Company, 

Santa   Ana,    Cal.      J.    A.    Turner,    Presi- 
dent,  I.   D.   Mills.   Secretary.    January 

II,  1901.      $300,000.      Kern    County. 
Submarine  Oil  Company, 

809    Hollingsworth    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles, 
Cal.      W.    C.    Price,    President,    G.    G. 
Lawrence,    Secretary. 
SUCCESSUS   OIL    COMPANY, 

Box    566,     Bakersfield,    Cal.       Louis    V. 
Olcese,  President,  Gus  Shamblin,  Sec- 
retary.      October     6,     1911.       $150,000. 
One  well,  Kern  County. 
Sudden    Oil    Company, 
Lompoc,    Cal.       T.    F.    Fox.    President, 
John    C.    Lind,    Secretarv.      March    5, 
1910.      $300,000. 
Sulphur   Mountain   Petroleum    Company, 
Fullerton,    Cal.     Wm.    Starbuck,    Presi- 
dent,  W.   R.   Collins,   Secretary.    July 
13,   1900.     $800,000. 
Sulphur    Range   Oil    Company, 

Ventura,   Cal.     Jas.   S.   Blackstock,   Sec- 
retary.      E.     W.     Carne,     Treasurer. 
June  8.   1900.     $100,000. 
Sunpark  OH  Company, 
1130  Van  Nuys  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles.  Cal. 
Burton    E.    Green,    President,    F.    B. 
Sutton,      Secretary.        December      19, 
1910.      $100,000. 
Sunset    Extension    Oil    Company, 

Room  801,  Garland  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.  Harry  M.  Wler,  President,  Geo. 
E.  Mills,  Secretary.  May  23,  1910. 
$:;00.ono.  Kern  County. 
SUNSET  MONARCH  OIL  COMPANY, 
60  California  St.,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 
G.  P.  Ayers,  President,  Geo.  A.  Doug- 
las, Secretary.  December  10,  1906. 
$500,000.  Thirty-three  wells,  Kern 
County. 


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STATE    OIL    AND   GAS   SUPERVISOR. 


Sunset    Oil    Company, 

Santa     Barbara,     Cal.       F.     A.     Conant, 
President.  J.  C.  Hassinger,  Secretary. 
June  21,  1899.     $50,000.     Kern  County. 
Sunset   Oil    Company, 

S20  H.  W.  Hellman  Bldg-.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.      W.    S.    James,    Secretary.     July 
11,  1890.     $1,000,000. 
Sunset    Road   Oil   Company, 

417    Crocker   Bldg.,    San   Francisco,    Cal. 
Sunset   Security   Oil    Company, 
Brower    Bldg.,    Bakersfield,    Cal.     J.    C. 
Payne,   President,  C.   A.   Barlow,   Sec- 
retary.    March   5,   1909.      $500,000. 
Sunshine   Oil    Company, 
Woodland,    Cal.     J.   M.   Day,    President. 
D.  M.  Speed,  Secretary.    July  15,  1910, 
$150,000. 
Surf  Oil   Company, 

1114    Union    Oil    Building,    Los    Angeles, 
Cal.     W.  L.  Stewart,  President,  Giles 
Kellogg,      Secretary.       December      19, 
1902.     $500,000. 
Sussex   Oil    Company, 

Room   411,   332  Pine   St.,   San  Francisco, 
Cal.       F.     E.     Fitzpatrick,     President, 
Edward    Fox,     Secretary.      November 
11,  1910.     $350,000. 
S.    W.    AND    B.    OIL    COMPANY, 

622     Merchants     Exchange     Bldg.,     San 
Francisco,     Cal.       A.     D.    King,    Vice 
President,    Robt.    Belcher,    Secretary, 
March  23,  1904.     $400,000.     Five  wells, 
Fresno  County. 
Swan   Oil   Company, 
Visalia,   Cal.     A.   Levis,  Vice  President, 
H.   Jerusalem,   Secretary.     January  8, 
1900.      $15,000. 
Syndicate  Oil   Company, 

San    Luis    Obispo,    Cal.      E.    "W.    Clark, 
President.    Paul  M.    Gregg,   Secretary. 
March  18,  1905.     $250,000. 
TAMALPIAS    OIL    COMPANY, 

149   California    St..    San   Francisco,    Cal. 

E.  A.   Bunker,   President,   B.  F.  Bost- 

wick,     Secretarj-.       March     31,     1910. 

$500,000.      Three    wells,    Kern    County. 

Tannehill   Oil   Company, 

1815    Cherokee   Ave.,    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 
L.     B.     Tannehill,     President,     C.     C. 
Tannehill.      Secretary.       February     4. 
1909.      $250,000. 
Tapo  Oil   Company, 

103  W.   Main  St.,   Santa  Paula,  Cal.     S. 
C.    Graham,    President,    AUen    C.    Mc- 
Kevett,     Secretary.       April     27,     1900. 
$1,000,000. 
TEJON   OIL   COMPANY, 

P.O.    Box   211,    Bakersfield,    Cal.     H.    R. 
Peacock,    President,    P.    McCart,    Sec- 
retary.     November    9,    1908.      $20,000. 
Two  wells,  Kern  County. 
Temple   Oil   Company, 

303    Security    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
Jas.    Cuzner,    President,    F.    S.    Hicks, 
Secretary.     July  30,   1892.     $60,000. 
Tepusquet   Oil   Company, 

Box  554,  Ardmore,  Oklahoma.  T.  J. 
Myler,  President,  Henry  S.  Living- 
stone. Secretary.  $350,000. 
Texas  Oklahoma  Oil  Company, 
Hibernian  Bank  Bldg.,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.  Nettie  C.  Mclntyre,  Secretary. 
August  14,   1914.      $100,000. 


Theta   Oil   and   Land   Company, 

260    California   St..    San   Francisco,    Ca\ 
D.   Y.   Campbell,   President,  W.   C.   de 
Fremery,      Secretary.       February     20, 
1900.      $45,380. 
36   Oil    Company, 

3  Farmers  National  Bank  Bldg.,  Fresno, 
Cal.     Geo.  L.  W'arlow,  Secretary.    De- 
cember  24,    1900.      $500,000. 
Thirty  Thirty-Two   Land   Company, 

1004    Security   Bldg.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
J.    M.    Danziger,    President,    Geo.    L. 
Reynolds,     Secretary.       December     8, 
1910.      $1,500,000. 
32   Oil    Company. 

836  H.  W.  Hellman  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.     W.    C.    Price,    President,   "W.    R. 
M'heat,   Secretary.     December  4,   1908. 
$10,000. 
Three   Counties   Oil    Company, 
Room  411,   332  Pine  St..   San  Francisco, 
Cal.     January  27,  1903.     $1,000,000. 
Three  Twenty  Oil   Company, 

101   Edgerly  Bldg.,   Fresno.   Cal.     M.   R. 
Madary,   Vice   President,  F.    S.    Story, 
Secretary.      March    23,    1910.     $500,000. 
Tia  Juana   Valley  Oil   Company, 

323  Timken  Bldg..  San  Diego,  Cal.    John 
F.  Scott,  President,  A.  J.  Razeto.  Sec- 
retary.     September   16,    1910.     $70,000. 
San  Diego  County. 
Tidal   Wave   Oil    Company. 

Selma,     Cal.       T.     B.     Matthews,     Vice 
President,    G.    W.    Glines,    Secretarj'. 
July  22,  1899.     $25,000. 
Titicaca    Oil    Company, 

1130  I.  N.  Van  Nuys  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.      Chester    W.    Brown,    President, 
Chas.    B.    Anderson,    Secretary.     May 
11.   1905.     $1,000,000. 
TOPAZ   OIL    COMPANY, 

Box  34.   Bakersfield,  Cal.     A.  J.  "Woody, 
President,    T.    M.    Toung,    Secretary. 
June    25,    1908.      $20,000.      Two    wells, 
Kern  County. 
Top   Knot  Oil   Company. 

421  N.  Main  St.,   Santa  Ana,  Cal.    A.  J. 
Visel,     Secretary.       October     5,     1900. 
$200,000.     Kern   County. 
Torrey   Canon    Oil    Company, 

1232    Merchants    Exchange    Bldg..    San 
Francisco.  Cal.     C.  B.  Wingate.  Presi- 
dent, G.  M.  Murphy,   Secretary-.     July 
1,    1910.      $200,000. 
Tower  Oil  and   Development  Company, 
35   W.    Santa    Clara   St.,    San  Jose,    Cal. 
H.    C.    Pfister,    Secretary.     August  18, 
1911.      $25,000. 
Towsley   Canon    Oil    Company, 
752     S.     Broadway,     Los    Angeles,     Cal. 
J.  D.  Caplin.  President.  J.  H.  Borders, 
Secretary.      Julv   16,    1915.      $25,000. 
TRADERS  OIL  COMPANY, 

622  Union  Oil  Company  Bldg..  Los  An- 
geles, Cal.  M.  V.  McQuigg,  President. 
A.  J.  Wallace.  Secretary.  July  13, 
1907.  $1,500,000.  Twenty-five  wells, 
Fresno  County,  25  wells,  Kern  Coun- 
tv. 
TRAFFIC   OIL   COMPANY, 

622  Union  Oil  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
M.  V.  McQuigg.  President,  A.  J.  Wal- 
lace, Secretary.  April  12,  1910.  $2,- 
500,000.     Fourteen  wells.  Kern  County. 


FIRST   ANNUAL   REPORT. 


26i 


Tres  Sierrotas  Oil  and   M.   Company, 
Lemoore,  Cal.     J.  H.  McGlashan,  Presi- 
dent,   E.    P.    Ammerman,    Secretary. 
October.    1899.      $60,000. 
Tri-State  Oil   Company, 

944  Title  Insurance  Bldg.,   Los  Angeles, 
Cal.       Fred     G.     Philipps,     President, 
Ernest  B.  Cole,  Secretary.     March  13, 
1912.      .$500,000. 
Triune  Oil   Company, 

230    California    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
Jas.     Rolph,     Jr.,     President,     C.     P. 
Chamberlain,      Secretary.        April      7, 
1910.      $150,000. 
TROJAN    OIL    COMPANY, 

401   Union   Oil   Bldg.,   Los  Angeles,    Cal. 
A.    J.    Aber,    President,    B.    M.    Howe, 
Secretary.      May    19,     1914.       $500,000. 
One  well,  Kern  County. 
Tulare  Oil  and   Mining  Company, 

115  N.  K  St.,  Tulare,  Cal.  L.  E.  Schoen- 
emann,    President,    C.    "W.    Cobb,    Sec- 
retary.     November    1,    1S90.      $300,000. 
TUMBADOR    OIL    COMPANY, 

501    Crocker   Bldg.,    San   Francisco,    Cal. 
W.    F.    "Williamson.    President,    E.    M. 
Eddy,   Secretary.     May  5,  1910.    $500,- 
000.     PMve  wells,  Kern  County. 
Turner   Oil    Company, 

1006  California  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
G.  J.  Syminton,  Secretary,  G.  L.  Hel- 
ton,  President.     June   14,   1899.     $150,- 
000.     Los  Angeles  County. 
Turner   Oil    Company, 

Room  306,  180  Sutter  St.,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.     Frank  Pauson,   President,  J.  W. 
Pauson,  Secretary.     November  5,  1904. 
$50,000.     Fresno  County. 
Twentieth    Century    Oil    Company, 

1927  Mariposa   St.,   Fresno.   Cal.     W.   O. 
Miles,     Secretary.      October    25,    1900. 
$200,000. 
Twenty-four    Oil    Company, 

1017  J   St.,    Fresno,   Cal.     Geo.    Kaehler, 
President,    A.    C.    Ruschhaupt,    Secre- 
tary.    December  1,   1909.     $24,000. 
Twenty-two   Oil    Company, 

6,   7,   S  Fisk   Bldg.,   Fresno,   Cal.     March 
IS.    1905. 
Twin    Cities   Oil    Company, 

Citizens  Bank,  Nevada  City,  Cal.    C.  E. 
Clinch,  President,  D.  E.  Morgan,  Sec- 
retary.    Mav   20,   1901.      $250,000. 
T.    W.    OIL    COMPANY, 

Box  34,   Bakersfield,  Cal.     T.  M.  Young. 
President,  G.   R.   Peckham,   Secretary. 
March   12,  1909.     $100,000.     Five  wells, 
Kern    County. 
Uintah    Development    Company, 
1206  Broadway,   Oakland,  Cal.     Septem- 
ber  10,    1910.      $1,000,000. 
Union  Annex  Oil  Company, 
TTninn    Oil    Building,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
.J.    S.    Torrance,    President,    Giles  Kel- 
logg,   Secretary.      February    24,    1903. 
$1,000,000. 
Union    Kern   Oil    Company, 
545  L   W.   Hellman   Bldg.,   Los  Angeles, 
Cal.      G.    C.    Gove,    Secretary,    F.    C. 
Carlsen,     President.       July     30,     1910. 
$1,000,000. 
UNITED  CRUDE   OIL  COMPANY. 

1614  Nineteenth  St.,  Bakersfield,  Cal. 
P.  C.  Makson,  President,  C.  H.  Bur- 
deck,  Secretary.  August  16,  1908. 
$500,000.     Three   wells,   Kern   County. 


UNION     OIL    COMPANY    OF    CALIFOR- 
NIA, 

Union  Oil  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
W.  L.  Stewart,  President,  Giles  Kel- 
logg, Secretary.  October  17,  1890. 
$50,000,000.  Eighteen  wells,  Fresno 
County,  18  wells,  Kern  County,  61 
wells.  Orange  County,  88  wells,  Ven- 
tura County,  116  wells,  Santa  Bar- 
bara County. 
United   Development  Company, 

193  B.  E  St.,  Coalinga,  Cal.     O.  D.  Lof- 
tus.  Vice  President,  Guy  H.  Sali.sbury, 
Secretary.     September  21,    1909.     $45,- 
000. 
United   Midway  Oil   Land  Company, 

J.   B.   Newman,  President,   C.   E.   Groat, 
Secretary.        1234      Fifth      St.,      Santa 
Monica,  Cal.     March  5,   1910.   $100,000. 
UNITED    OIL    COMPANY, 

Investment     Bldg.,     Los     Angeles,     Cal. 
C.  F.  Whittier,   President,   J.   S.  Wal- 
lace.   Secretary.      November    19,    1909. 
$2,000,000.     Nine    wells,    Kern   County. 
United   Petroleum   Company, 

1114  Union  Oil  Bldg.,   Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Lyman  Stewart,  President,  Giles  Kel- 
logg,    Secretary.       January     25,     1899. 
$10,000,000. 
U.  S.   Oil  and   Mining   Company, 

Box      246,      Bakersfield,      Cal.        Martin 
Coyne,    President,   L.    Hirshfield,    Sec- 
retary.     December    23,    1899.     $300,000. 
U.  S.  Oil   Ref.  and  Producing   Company, 

608    Crocker   Bldg.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
J.   C.   Kemp  van   Ee,   President,   P.   F. 
Unger,    Secretary.     January   27,    1910. 
$1,000,000. 
UNIVERSAL   OIL   COMPANY, 

510  Crocker  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
R.  N.  Bishop,  President,  R.  A.  Mor- 
ton, Secretary.  April  27,  1911.  $6,- 
000,000.  Forty-six  wells,  Kern  Coun- 
ty. 
Utopian    Oil    Company, 

2700    Budlong    Ave.,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 
Adolph    Herman.    President.      Decem- 
ber 21,   1914.     $50,000. 
Valley   Oil    Company, 

Webb    Bldg.,    Coalinga,    Cal.     Thos.    P. 
Smith,      President,     J.     A.     Fluetsch, 
Secretary.      February   18,   1909.     $100,- 
000. 
Valvoline    Oil    Company, 

440    Brannan    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
T.   J.   Finch,  Manager.     June  21,   1904. 
$1,500,000. 
Vancouver   Midway  Oil    Company, 

1206     Alaska     Commercial     Bldg.,     San 
Francisco,    Cal.      A.    L.    Weil,    Presi- 
dent,   M.    Syme.    Secretary.     January 
10,    1911.      $100,000.     Kern   County. 
Vanderlip    Oil    Company, 

Care  Fox  and  Garrett  Oil  Company, 
Bakersfield,  Cal.  Geo.  A.  Edgar, 
President,  H.  C.  Vanderlip,  Secretary. 
February  10,  1901.  $200,000.  Korn 
County. 
Ventura  Oil  Lands  Company, 

Insurance  Exchange  Bldg.,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  R.  K.  Barrows,  President, 
A.  E.  Boynton,  Secretary.  July  21, 
1911.     $2,000,000. 


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STATE   OIL   AND   GAS  SUPERVISOR. 


VENTURA    PACIFIC    OIL    COMPANY, 

323  Timken  Bldg.,  San  Diego,  Cal.    F.  E. 
Wisecup,  President,  E.  G.  Dehm,  Sec- 
retary.      October    18,    1912.       $225,000. 
Five   wells,  Ventura  County. 
Vera  Cruz  Oil  Company, 

607  Story  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.    Wil- 
liam Perry,  President,  C.  A.  Goodrich, 
Secretary. 
Veratira    Oil    Company, 
348     Hayes     St.,     San     Francisco,     Cal. 
C.     W.     Jackson,     President,     A.     W. 
Craig,    Secretary.      February   27,    1901. 
$150,000. 
VESTA     OIL     COMPANY, 

408  Consolidated  Realty  Bldg.,  Los  An- 
geles,   Cal.      Geo.    F.    Freeman,    Presi- 
dent,  L.   Schenck,   Secretary.     August 
7,  1900.     $300,000.     Eleven  wells,  Kern 
County. 
Victoria  Oil  Company, 
Fourth   St.   and   Second  Ave.,  Minneap- 
olis, Minn.     Clias.   Murray,   President, 
Edwin  J.  Murray,  Secretary.     Novem- 
ber 30,   1914.     $50,000. 
VICTOR    OIL    COMPANY, 

1109  Van  Nuys  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
H.    D.    Colson,    President,    Frank    C. 
Winter,    Secretary.      March    30,    1910. 
$500,000.     Four  wells,  Kern  County. 
VIRGINIA   OIL   COMPANY, 

Box    655,    Los    Angeles,    Cal.      John    M. 
Sands,  President,  J.  B.  Kissinger,  Sec- 
retary.    May  26,  1914.     $25,000.    Four- 
teen wells,  Kern  County. 
VISALIA    MIDWAY    OIL    COMPANY, 
110    S.    Court    St.,    Visalia,    Cal.      E.    L. 
Smith,  President,  Geo.  D.  Smith,  Sec- 
retary.    March  9,  1901.     $500,000.    Four 
wells,  Kern  County. 
Visalia  Oil  Company, 
Visalia,    Cal.      Louis    Lucier,    President, 
Otto    Luhdorff,    Secretary.      April    13, 
1914.     $100,000.     Kern  County. 
Vishnu    Oil   Company, 
COO  Market  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.    W. 
Gregg,    Jr.,    President,    W.    R.    Berry, 
Secretary.     June  20,   1900.     $500,000. 
VOLCAN    OIL    AND    REF.    COMPANY, 
First  and  I  Sts..   San  Diego,  Cal.    C.  H. 
Wagner,   President,  C.  F.  Nolan,   Sec- 
retarj-.      January    24,    1902.      $550,000. 
Seven  wells,  Kern  County. 
VULCAN    OIL    COMPANY, 

510   Crocker   Bldg.,    San   Francisco,    Cal. 
Geo.     T.    Cameron,    President,    R.    A. 
Morton,  Secretary.  November  17,  1911. 
$250,000.     Ten  wells,  Kern  County. 
Wabash   Oil  Company, 
120S     Alaska     Commercial     Bldg.,     San 
Francisco,  Cal.     John  Barneson,  Pres- 
ident,    W.     J.     Dinsmore,     Secretary. 
April  14,   1903.      $15,000. 
Walker  Brand  Oil  Company, 

2S27  La  Salle  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
J.  H.  Perdy,  Secretarv.  April  22,  1912. 
$100,000. 
W.  and  S.  Oil  Company, 
501  Crocker  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
W.  F.  Williamson,  President,  D.  E. 
Gunn,  Secretary.  Mav  19,  1911.  $200,- 
000. 


WARD    OIL    COMPANY, 

3  Farmers  National  Bank  Bldg.,  Fresno, 
Cal.     Jas.  A.  Ward,  President,  Geo.  L. 
Warlow,     Secretary.       November     15, 
1907.      $100,000.      Eight    wells,    Fresno 
County. 
Washington    Oil    Company, 
214     Delta     Bldg.,     Los     Angeles,     Cal. 
April   13,    1912.      $100,000. 
WATSONVILLE    OIL    COMPANY, 

335   Main   St.,   "Watsonville,   Cal.      M.   B. 
Tuttle,   President,   A.   W.    Cox,    Secre- 
tary.      December    15,     1896.      $200,000. 
Six  wells,    Santa  Clara   County. 
Welcome  Oil  Company, 
1215  First  Ave.,  Oakland,  Cal.     October 
14,    1909.      $200,000. 
Wellman    Oil    Company, 

309  W.  I.  Hollingsworth  Bldg.,  Los  An- 
geles,   Cal.     W.    C.    Price,    President, 
G.    G.    Lawrence,    Secretary.      March 
18,  1909.     $100,000. 
WENONAH    OIL    COMPANY, 

501    Crocker   Bldg.,    San   Francisco,    Cal. 
W.    F.    T\'illiamson,    President,    E.    M. 
Eddy,     Secretary.       March     15,     1911. 
$650,000.     Six   wells,   Kern   County. 
West   American   Oil    Company, 

474  N.   First  St.,   San  Jose,   Cal.     S.  W. 
Waterhouse,      President,      Annie      C. 
Waterhouse,  Secretary.     September  2, 
1914.     $25,000. 
WEST    COAST    OIL    COMPANY, 

Sharon  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Wm. 
Sproule,  President.  P.  G.  Williams,- 
Secretary.  June  23,  1908.  $5,000,000. 
Sixteen  wells,  Los  Angeles  County, 
46  wells.  Orange  County. 
Western    Minerals   Company, 

704  "West   Coast  Life   Bldg.,    San   Fran- 
cisco,   Cal.      H.    L.    Tevis.    President, 
F.  G.  Dunn,  Secretary.     December  14, 
1899.     $100,000. 
Western  Oil  Company, 

1030    Black    Bldg.,     Los    Angeles,     Cal. 
F.    P.   W.   Hill,    President,   G.   Zuman, 
Secretarv.     April  15,   1912.     $10,000. 
WESTERN     UNION    OIL    COMPANY, 
401    Bradbury   Bldg.,    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 
C.    P.    Bagg,   President,   Morris   Albee, 
Secretarj-.     April   19,   1900.     $1,000,000. 
Thirty-nine      wells,      Santa      Barbara 
Countv. 
WEST    HUASNA    OIL    COMPANY, 

Orcutt.    Cal.      J.    F.    Forbes,    President, 
A.     Mailloux,     Secretary.       One     well, 
Ventura  County. 
West  Oil   Company, 

1028   Chorro   St.,    San   Luis   Obispo,   Cal. 
T.  A.  Norton,  President,  P.  A.  Arata, 
Secretary.     October  13,  1908.    $500,000. 
Westside  Oil  Company, 
836  H.   W.  Hellman  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.     Geo.   W.   Walker,  President,  W. 
R.    Wheat,    Secretary.      December    7, 
190S.     $100,000. 
West  Slope  Oil  Company, 
Vi-salia,  Cal.     C.  J.  Giddings,  President, 
J.    Sub    Johnson,    Secretary.      June    1, 
1911.     $1,000,000. 
White    Rock   Petroleum   Company, 
450    Monadnock    Bldg.,    San    Francisco, 
Cal.     W.   I.    Sterett,   President,    A.   A. 
Cohn,   Secretary.     November  18,  1911. 
$300,000. 


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WHITE    STAR    OIL    COMPANY, 

1322  Washington  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.  Richard  Arenz,  President,  Chas. 
K.  Putnam,  Secretary.  February  8, 
1909.  $1,000,000.  Nine  wells,  Ventura 
County. 

Whittler  Consolidated  Oil  Company, 

1011  Security  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
T.  A.  O'Donnell,  President,  Ellis  T. 
Yarnell,  Secretary.  June  7,  1900. 
$1,000,000. 

WHITTIER    CRUDE    OIL    COMPANY, 
P.O.    Box   697   Los   Angeles,   Cal.     L.    D. 
Sale,  President,  H.  G.  A.  Lovell,   Sec- 
retary.     January    22,    1900.       $300,000. 
Seven  wells,  Los  Angeles,   Cal. 

Whittler  Oil  and  Development  Company, 
104  W.  Philadelphia  St.,  Whittier,  Cal. 
C.  W.  Clayton,  President,  G.  W.  Bar- 
ton, Secretary.  May  31,  1900.  $250,- 
000. 

WILBERT     OIL     COMPANY, 

1704  Nineteenth  St.,  Bakersfield,  Cal. 
H.  A.  Jastro,  President,  F.  G.  Munzer, 
Secretary.  September  18,  1907.  $125,- 
000.     Eight  wells,  Kern  County. 

Wilcox  Oil   Company, 
Room  G37   5S  Sutter  St.,   San  Francisco, 
Cal.      Chas.    G.    Wilcox,    President,   A. 
N.   Baldwin,   Secretary.     February  21, 
1911.      $1,000,000. 

Wilson  Oil  Company, 
S36  H.  W.  Hellman  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.     Jas.  A.  Gibson,  President,  W.  R. 
Wheat,    Secretary.      January   17,    1900. 
$12,500.    Kern  County. 

Wilkes   Head   Oil   Company, 

150S  Hobart  Bldg,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Tlios.  Wilkes,  President,  A.  B.  Kast, 
Secretary.  November  3,  1913.  $300,- 
000. 

WINNIPEG  OIL  COMPANY, 

905  Chestnut  St.,  Long  Beach,  Cal.  Wm. 
Grundy,  President.  C.  F.  Grundy,  Sec- 
retary. January  5,  1912.  $500,000.  3 
wells,  Ventura   County. 

W.  J.  Oil   Company, 
Bakersfield,  Cal.    S.  P.  Wible.  President, 
E.    F.    Coons,    Secretary.     October   23, 
1908.     $25,000.     Kern  County. 

W.   K.  Oil  Company, 
Room  306,  180  Sutter  St.,  San  Francisco. 
Cal.      John    Hinkle,    President,    J.    W. 
Panson,  Secretary.     December  8,  1904, 
$250,000.     Fresno  County. 


W.     M.    AND     M.     COMPANY, 

203   Edgerly   Bldg.,   Fresno,   Cal.     M.    L. 
Woy,  President,  D.  C.   Sample,  Secre- 
tary.     November    17,    1909.      $100,000. 
Four  wells,  Fresno  County. 
W.    T.    M.    OIL    COMPANY, 

Box  34,  Bakersfield,  Cal.     T.  M.  Young, 
President,  G.   R.   Peckham,   Secretary. 
April    19,    1909.      $500,000.     Five   wells, 
Kern  County. 
Wyoming  Consolidated  Oil  Company, 
i:'j   Chamber  of  Commerce  Bldg.,   Pasa- 
dena, Cal.     C.  W.  Leighton.  President, 
A.    L.    Twamble,    Secretary.      July   18, 
1912.     $3,000,000.      • 
YELLOWSTONE  OIL  COMPANY, 

s32  Van  Nuys   Bldg.,   Los  Angeles,   Cal. 
J.  H.  Collier,  President,  Ira  L.  Vance, 
Secretary.      July    10,    1907.      $1,000,000. 
Six.  wells,  Kern  County. 
Yorba  Oil  Company, 

408   Consolidated  Realty  Bldg.,  Los  An- 
geles,   Cal.      F.    M.    Selby,    President, 
J.  E.  Wallis,  Secretary.     May  29,  1914. 
$75,000.    Orange  County 
YORK    COALINGA    OIL   COMPANY, 
607     First     National     Bank     Bldg.,     San 
Francisco,    Cal.      Robert   Hays   Smith, 
President.      April    30,    1902.      $300,000. 
Three  wells,  Fresno  County. 
Yosemlte   Oil    Company, 

414   Oakland  Bank   Bldg.,   Oakland,  CaL 
W.   E.   Beck,   President,   O.   E.   Hotch- 
kiss,  Secretary.    October  7,  1899.    $10,- 
000. 
Yosemlte    Oil    Refining    Company, 

933  Van  Nuys   Bldg.,   Los  Angeles,   Cal. 
J.  A.  Brower,  President,  G.  I.   Symin- 
ton,  Secretary.     April  21,  1915.    $50,000. 
Zaca  Oil  Company, 

Santa  Maria,  Cal.     J.  B.  Bonetti,  Presi- 
dent, R.  E.  Easton,  Secretary.    May  9, 
1908.      $500,000. 
ZENITH   OIL  COMPANY, 

816  Story  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  Ed- 
ward Strasburg,  President,  A.  F. 
Schiffman,      Secretary.  April      20, 

1900.     $300,000.     Three  wells,  Los  An- 
geles.  Cal. 
Zier  Oil  Company, 

1002  Crocker  Bldg.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Wm.  L.  McGuire,  President,  C.  H. 
Holbrook,  Jr.,  Secretary.  April  5, 
1905.     $100,000. 


APPENDIX. 


PUBLICATIONS   OF  THE   CALIFORNIA   STATE  MINING  BUREAU. 


Publications  of  this  Bureau  will  be  sent  on  receipt  of  the  requisite  amount. 
stamps,  coin  or  money  orders  will  be  accepted  in  payment. 

Money  orders  should  be  made  payable  to  the  State  Mixing  Bureau. 
Personal  checks  will  not  he  accepted. 


Only 


REPORTS. 

Asterisk   (*)   indicates  the  publication  is  out  of  print. 
♦Report  I.      Henry  G.   Hanks.      18S0. 

♦Report        II.     Henry  G.  Hanks.     1SS2.  Jj 

♦Report      III.     Henry  G.  Hanks.      1883.  I 

♦Report       IV.     Henrv  G.  Hanks.      1884.  U 

♦Report        V.     Henry  G.  Hanks.     1885.  ■ 

♦Report       VI.     Part  1.     Henrv  G.   Hanks.      1886. 
♦Report       VI.     Part  2.     Wm.  Irelan,   Jr.      1886. 
♦Report     VII.     Wm.  Irelan,  Jr.      1887. 
♦Report  VIII.     Wm.  Irelan,  Jr.     1888. 
♦Report       IX.      Wm.   Irelan,  Jr.      1889. 
♦Report        X.     Wm.  Irelan,  Jr.     1890.  Price. 

Report       XI.     Wm.   Irelan.  Jr.      1892.      (First  biennial) $1.00 

♦Report     XII.     J.   J.   Crawford.     1894.      (Second  biennial) 

♦Report  XIII.     J.  J.  Crawford.     1896.      (Third  biennial) 

Chapters  of  State  Mineralogist's  Report,  Fletcher  Hamilton : 

Mines  and  Mineral  Resources  of  Imperial  and  San  Diego  Counties — F.   J.   H. 

Merrill       1914   .35 

Mines  and  Mineral   Resources,   Amador,   Calaveras  and  Tuolumne  Counties — • 

W.  B.  Tucker.      1915 .50 

Mines  and  Mineral  Resources,    Colusa,    Glenn.    Lake.    Marin,    Napa,    Solano, 

Sonoma  and  Yolo  Counties — Walter  W.  Bradley.     1915 .50 

Mines  and  Mineral  Resources,   Del  Norte,   Humboldt  and  Mendocino  Counties 

— F.    L.    Lowell.      1915 .25 

Mines  and  Mineral  Resources,  Fresno,  Kern.  Kings,  Madera.  Mariposa,  Merced, 
San    Joaquin   and    Stanislaus   Counties — Walter  W.    Bradley,    G.    C.    Brown, 

F.  L.   Lowell  and  R.   P.  McLaughlin.      1915 .50 

Mines   and  Mineral  Resources,   Shasta,   Siskivou  and  Trinity  Counties — G.   C. 

Brown.      1915    -50 

Report  XIV.     Fletcher  Hamilton.     1915.      (The  above  county  chapters  combined 

in  a  single  volume) t 

BULLETINS. 

♦Bulletin     1.     Desiccated  Human   Remains. — Winslow  Anderson.     1S8S 

♦Bulletin     2.     Methods   of  Mine  Timbering. — W.   H.   Storms.     1894 

♦Bulletin     3.     Gas  ard  Petroleum  Yielding  Formations  of  the  Central  Valley  of 

California. — V,-.  L.  Watts.      1894 ■ 

♦Bulletin     4.     Catalogue    of    California    Fossils    (Parts   2,    3,    4    and    5). — J.    G.    ■ 

Cooper.      1894   m 

♦Bulletin     5.     The  Cvanide  Process:   Its  Practical  Application  and  Economical    

Results. — A.  Scheidel.     1894 

Bulletin     6.     CaUfornia   Gold   Mill   Practices.— E.    B.    Preston.      1895 .50 

♦Bulletin     7.     Mineral    Production    of   California,    by   Counties,    1894. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.      (Tabulated   sheet)    

♦Bulletin     S.     Mineral   Production   of   California,   by   Counties,    1895. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.      (Tabulated  sheet) 

'Bulletin     9.     Mine  Drainage.  Pumps,  etc. — Hans  C.  Behr.      1896 

♦Bulletin   10.     A    Bibliographv    Relating    to    the    Geology,    Palaeontology,    and 

Mineral  Resources  of  California. — A.  W.  Vogdes.     1896- 

♦Bulletin   11.     Oil   and   Gas   Yielding  Formations  of  Los  Angeles,  Ventura  and 

Santa  Barbara  Counties. — W.  L.  Watts.      1S96 

♦Bulletin  12.     Mineral    Production   of   California,   by   Counties,    1896. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.      (Tabulated  sheet) 

♦Bulletin  13.     Mineral   Production   of   California,    by   Counties,    1897. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.      (Tabulated  sheet) 

♦Bulletin   14.     Mineral    Production   of   California,   by   Counties,    1898. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.      (Tabulated  sheet) 

Bulletin   15.     Map  of  Oil  City  Oil  Fields,  Fresno  County. — J.  H.  Means 

♦Bulletin   16.     The   Genesis   of   Petroleum  and   Asphaltum   in   California. — A.    S. 

Cooper.     1899 

♦Bulletin   17.     Mineral   Production    of    California,   by   Counties.    1899. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.      (Tabulated  sheet) 

♦Bulletin   18.     The  Mother  Lode  Region  of  California. — W.  H.  Storms.  1900 

♦Bulletin   19.     Oil   and   Gas   Yielding   Formations   of   California. — ^W.    L.   Watts. 
1900 ,^_„_,_^_„^, 

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Asterisk  (*)   indicates  tlie  publication  is  out  of  print. 

Price. 
♦Bulletin  20.     Synopsis    of    General    Report   of    State    Mining    Bureau. — W.    L. 

Watts.     1900 

♦Bulletin  21.     Mineral    Production   of   California,   by   Counties,    1900. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.      (Tabulated    sheet)    

♦Bulletin  22.     Mineral  Production   of  California  for  Fourteen  Years. — Chas.   G. 

Yale.     1900.      (Tabulated  sheet)    

Bulletin.  Reconnaissance  of  the  Colorado  Desert  Mining  District. — Stephen 

Bowers.     1901 

Bulletin  23.     The  Copper  Resources  of  California. — P.  C.  DuBois,  F.  M.  Ander- 
son, J.   H.   Tibbits,   and  G.  A.  Tweedy.      1902 .50 

♦Bulletin  24.     The  Saline  Deposits  of  California. — G.   E.   Bailey.      1902 

♦Bulletin  25.     Mineral    Production   of   California,    by   Counties,    1901. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.      (Tabulated    sheet)    

♦Bulletin  26.     Mineral    Production    of    California   for    Fifteen    Years. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.     1901.     (Tabulated  sheet) 

♦Bulletin  27.     The   Quicksilver   Resources   of   California. — Wm.    Forstner.     1903    

♦Bulletin  28.     Mineral    Production    of   California,    by   Counties,    1902. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.      (Tabulated    sheet)    

♦Bulletin   29.     Mineral    Production    of    California   for    Sixteen    Years. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.     1902.     (Tabulated  sheet) 

^Bulletin  30.     A  Bibliography  of  Geology,  Paljeontology,  and  Mineral  Resources 

of  California. — A.  W.  Vogdes.      1903   

♦Bulletin   31.     Chemical  Analyses  of  California  Petroleum. — H.  N.  Cooper.     1903. 

(Tabulated  sheet)   

Bulletin   32.     Production  and  Use  of  Petroleum  in  California. — P.  W.  Prutzman. 

1904 .25 

♦Bulletin  33.     Mineral    Production    of   California,    by   Counties,    1903. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.      (Tabulated    sheet)    

♦Bulletin  34.     Mineral  Production  of  California  for  Seventeen  Years. — Chas.  G. 

Yale      1903      (Tabulated  sheet) 

•Bulletin  35.     Mines  and  Minerals  of  California  for  1903. — Chas.  ~G.  Yale.     1904. 

(Statistical)     

♦Bulletin   36.     Gold  Dredging  in  California. — J.   E.  Doolittle.     1905 

Bulletin  37.     Gems,  Jewelers'  Materials,  and  Ornamental  Stones  of  California. 
— George  F.  Kunz.      1905  : 

First  edition    (without  colored  plates) .25 

♦Second  edition    (with  colored  plates) 

♦Bulletin   38.     The    Structural    and    Industrial    Materials    of    California. — Wm. 

Forstner,    T.    C.    Hopkins,    C.    Naramore,   L.    H.    Eddy.     1906__    

♦Bulletin  39.     Mineral    Production    of    California,    by   Counties,    1904. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.      (Tabulated    sheet)    

♦Bulletin   40.     Mineral   Production   of  California   for  Eighteen  Years. — Chas.   G. 

Yale.      1904.      (Tabulated    sheet)    

♦Bulletin  '41.     Mines    and    Minerals    of    California,     for     1904 — Chas.     G.     Yale 

(Statistical)    

♦Bulletin   42.     Mineral    Production    of   California,    by   Counties,    1905. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.      (Tabulated    sheet)    

♦Bulletin  43.     Mineral   Production  of  California  for  Nineteen  Years. — Chas.   G. 

Yale.      1905.      (Tabulated    sheet)    

♦Bulletin  44.     Mines    and    Minerals    of    California,    for    1905. — Chas.    G.    Yale. 

(Statistical)     

♦Bulletin   45.     Auriferous  Black  Sands  of  California. — J.  A.  Edman.     1907 

Bulletin  46.     Genera!  Index  to  Publications  of  the  State  Mining  Bureau. — Com- 
piled by  Chas.  G.  Yale.      1907 .30 

♦Bulletin  47.     Mineral    Production    of   California,    bv    Counties,    1906. — -Chas.    G. 

Yale.      (Tabulated    sheet)    

♦Bulletin  48.     Mineral    Production    of    California   for   Twenty   Years. — Chas.    G. 

Yale.      1906.       (Tabulated   sheet)    

♦Bulletin   49.     Mines    and    Minerals    of    California,    for    1906. — Chas.    G.    Yale. 

(Statistical)    

Bulletin   50.     The   Copper   Resources   of   California. — A.    Hausmann,   J.    Krutt- 

schnitt,   Jr.,  W.   E.   Thorne.   J.   A.   Edman.     1908 1.00 

♦Bulletin   51.     Mineral    Production    of    California,    by    Counties,    1907. — D.    H. 

Walker.  Statistician.     (Tabulated  sheet) 

♦Bulletin  52.     Mineral   Production   of  California  for  Twenty-one   Years. — D.   H. 

Walker,    Statistician.     1907.      (Tabulated   sheet)    

♦Bulletin   53.      Mineral   Production   of  California   for   1917,   with   County  Maps. — 

D.   H.   Walker,   Statistician.      1908.      (Statistical) 

♦Bulletin   54.     Mineral    Production    of    California,    by    Counties,     1908. — D.    H. 

Walker,    Statistician.      (Tabulated    sheet)    

♦Bulletin  55.     Mineral   Production   of   California   for  Twenty-two  Years. — D.   H. 

T\''alker.   Statistician.     1908.      (Tabulated  sheet)    

♦Bulletin   56.     Mineral    Production    for    inos.    Countv    Map.s.    and    Mining    Laws 

of  California. — D.   H.   Walker.      1909.      (Statistical) 

♦Bulletin   57.     Gold    Dredging    in    California. — W.    B.    Winston,    Charles    Janin. 

1910 

♦Bulletin   58.     Mineral    Production    of    California,    bv    Counties,     1909. — D.    H. 

Walker,  Statistician.      (Tabulated  sheet) 

♦Bulletin   59.     Mineral  Production  of  California  for  Twentv-three  Years. — D.  H. 

Walker,  Statistician.     1909.      (Tabulated  sheet) 

♦Bulletin  60.     Mineral    Production    for    1909,    County    Maps,    and    Mining   Laws 

of  California.— D.  H.  Walker.     1910.     (Statistical) 

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Fric6 
♦Bulletin  61.     Mineral   Production   of    California,    by   Counties,    for    1910. — D.    H. 

Walker,  Statistician.      (Tabulated  sheet) 

Bulletin  62.     Mineral  Production  of  California  for  Twenty-four  Years. — D    H 

Walker,  Statistician.      1910.      (Tabulated  sheet) __ 

Bulletin   63.     Petroleum   in   Southern   California. — P.    "VV.    Prutzman.      1912__  .75 

Bulletin   64.     Mineral  Production  for  1911. — E.  S.  Boalich,   Statistician,   1912__    

Bulletin   65.     Mineral  Production  for.  1912. — E.   S.  Boalich,   Statistician,   1913—    

♦Bulletin   66.     Mining  Laws,  United   States  and  California,    1914 

Bulletin   67.     Minerals  of  California. — A.    S.    Eakle.     1914 

Bulletin  68.     Mineral   Production   for   1913. — E.    S.   Boalich.     1914 

Bulletin   69.     Petroleum  Industry  of  California,  with  Folio  of  Maps  (18x22  in.) 

— R.   P.  McLaughlin  and  C.  A.  Waring.   1914 2.00 

Bulletin   70.      Mineral   Production   for   1914,   with  Mining  Law  Appendix.      1915     

Bulletin  71.     California  Mineral  Production  for  1915,  with  Mining  Law  Appen- 
dix and  Maps. — Walter  W.  Bradley,  1916 

Bulletin   72.     The  Geologic  Formations  of  California,  with  Reconnaissance  Map. 

— James  Perrin  Smith 

Bulletin   73.     Report  of  Operations  of  Department  of  Petroleum  and  Gas  for 
1915-16. — R.   P.   McLaughlin 

REGISTERS  OF   MINES  WITH    MAPS. 

Amador   County   {.25 

Butte    County    : ^25 

*CaIaveras    County    2 '. 

*E1  Dorado  County ~_ 

*Inyo    County ~ 

*Kern  County II 

Lake  County "125 

Mariposa  County ^25 

♦Nevada    County    

♦Placer  County 

♦Plumas    County , 

♦San  Bernardino  County 

*San  Diego  County 

Santa  Barbara  County .25 

♦Shasta   County   

♦Sierra  County 

♦Siskiyou  County 

♦Trinity  County 

♦Tuolumne  County 

Yuba    County    .25 

Register  of  Oil  Wells   (with  map),  Los  Angeles  City .35 

OTHER   MAPS. 

California,   Showing  Mineral  Deposits    (50x60  in.) — 

Mounted    $1.50 

Unmounted    .30 

Forest   Reserves   in   California — 

Mounted    .50 

Unmounted    .30 

♦Mineral  and  Relief  Map  of  California 

El  Dorado  County,  Showing  Boundaries  of  National  Forests .20 

Madera  County,   Showing  Boundaries   of  National  Forests .20 

Placer   County,   Showing  Bounaaries  of  National   Forests .20 

Shasta  County,   Showing  Boundaries  of  National  Forests .20 

Sierra  County,   Showing   Boundaries  of  National   Forests .20 

Siskiyou   County,    Showing  Boundaries   of  National   Forests .2Q 

Trinity  County,   Showing  Boundaries  of  National  Forests .45 

Tuolumne  County.   Showing  Boundaries  of  National  Forests .20 

♦Mother  Lode  Region 

Desert  Region  of  Soutliern   California .10 

Minaret    District,    Madera    County    .20 

Copper  Deposits  in  California .05 

Calaveras    County    .25 

Plumas    County    .25 

Tuolumne  County .25 

DETERMINATION  OF  MINERAL  SAMPLES. 
Samples  (limited  to  three  at  one  time)  of  any  mineral  found  in  the  state  may  be 
sent  to  the  Bureau  for  identification,  and  the  same  will  be  classified  free  of  charge. 
No  samples  will  be  determined  if  received  from  points  outside  the  state.  It  must  be 
understood  that  no  assays,  or  quantitative  determinations  will  be  made.  Samples 
should  be  in  lump  form  if  possible,  and  marked  plainly  with  name  of  sender  on  out- 
side of  package,  etc.  No  samples  will  be  received  unless  delivery  charges  are  prepaid. 
A  letter  should  accompany  sample,  giving  locality  where  mineral  was  found  and  the 
nature  of  the  information  desired. 

February,   1917. 


INDEX. 

Page 

Abandonment   1-19 

Abandoned  wells,  Santa  Maria 196 

Abandon  well,  notice  of 25-27 

Arroyo  Grande  Field 194-204 

Assessment   33 

Ballagh,   C.   E 154 

Bardsdale  Field,  records  received 191 

Belridge   Field   79 

Big  Blue  Formation,  Coalinga 62 

Blue  Shale,  Santa  Maria 207 

Bottom  water,  definition 11 

Bottom  water 63,   85 

Brea  Caiion  Field 175 

Brea  Cafion  Field,  records  received 190 

Brown  shale 63-207 

Bureau  of  Mines,  U.  S 220-228 

Bush,   R.    D 212 

California  Oil  Fields,  statistics 240-242 

Capital  stock,  companies . 245-271 

Casing,  capacity  of 224 

Casing,    collapsing   strength 222 

corrosion  of 11,   196 

weight  of 223 

Casmalia  Field 204 

Cat  Canon   Field 197-203 

Cement,  amount  necessary 217 

shutoff    213 

Chemical  analyses  of  water 85 

Coalinga  Field 60 

Coalinga  Field,  general  statement 30 

Coalinga  Field,  statistics 237 

Collom,    R.    E 32,   192 

Complaints    119 

Complaints,  Coalinga 72 

Complaints,  Kern  River 162 

Contour  map,  underground  Santa  Maria 193 

Counties,  companies  in 245-271 

Counties,  land,  oil,  gas  wells 34 

Coyote  Field,  records  received 190 

Cross  section,  use  of 17 

Cross  section,  Coalinga 71 

Cross  section,  Midway 117 

Decisions,  Belridge  Field 87 

Coalinga  Field 87 

Kern   River   Field 156 

Los  Angeles  County 184 

Lost  Hills  Field 87 

McKittriok  Field 170 

Midway    Field    125-134 

Orange    County    184 

Santa  Maria  Field 193 

Ventura  County 184 

Deepen  or  redrill  wells,  notice 24-26 

Derricks,  failure  of 224 

Directory,    companies   245-271 

East  Coyote  Field 173 

East  Side,   Coalinga 64 

Edge  water 82 

Engineer,  functions  of 27 


276  INDEX. 

Page 

Financial  statement 33,   59 

Federal  action 233 

Formation  shutoff,  definition  of 11,  212 

Fluid  level 62 

Fluid  level  in  well 115 

Future  developments,  Santa  Maria 210 

Future  legislation,  federal 235 

Gasoline,  extraction  by  absorption 228 

plants,  Midway  Field 225 

Gas  pressure  in  wells 118 

sold,  various  counties ?,4 

Geological  Survey,  U.  S 233 

Geologist,  functions  of 27 

Geologj',  Coalinga — 62 

Brea  Caiion 175 

East  Coyote 173 

Olinda  Field 181 

Salt  Lake  Field 177 

Ventura-Xewhall 181 

Whittier  Field 180 

Gravel,  Santa  Maria 199 

Incorporation,  dates  of,  companies 245-271 

Inefficiency  of  production  methods 28 

Intermediate  water,   definition  of 11 

Investment,  oil  business,  total 6 

Kansas J 220 

Kern  County  Fields,  review  of 31 

Kern  County  Oil  Protective  Association 116 

Kern  River  Field 116-154 

Kern  River  Field  statistics 236 

Kirwan,   M.    J 30,   60,  212 

Land  Office,  U.  S 235 

Latham,  E.   B 116 

Lease,  Federal 235 

Lindsly,  Ben  E 228 

Logs,  method  of  keeping 12 

of  wells 61-65 

received,  Coalinga 66,   67,   68,   69,  70 

Lost  Hills 71 

Lompoc  Field 197,  204 

Los  Angeles  County  fields 173 

review  of 32 

Lost  Hills 76 

Lost  Hills,  Belridge  Fields,  statistics 237 

McKittrick  Field 116,  166 

statistics    236 

McLaine,  W.  L 79 

McLaughlin,   R.    P 5,   212,  220 

Maps,  Coalinga 71 

Midway  Field 116-124 

Midway-Sunset  Field,  statistics 237 

Monterey  shale 205 

Moran,   R.   B 32,   173,  212 

Mud-laden  fluid 217 

specifications 222 


INDEX.  277 

Paob 

Naramore,  Chester 31,   116,  224,  225 

Newhall  Field 181 

records  received 190 

New  wells,  Belridge 81 

Lost  Hills 78 

notice  of  intention  to  drill 22 

Oil  land,  various  counties 34,   35-58 

Oil  production,  various  counties 34 

Oil  sands,  Coalinga 63 

Oil  wells,  cost 6 

Ojai  Field,  records  received 191 

Oklahoma    220 

Olinda  Field 180 

records  received 190 

Orange  County  fields 173 

Origin  of  petroleum 208 

Peg  model,  Coalinga 72 

Midway-Sunset 117 

Pipe  lines,  value 6 

Piru  Field,  record  received 190 

Price  crude  oil 243-244 

Producing  wells,  various  companies 245-271 

various  counties -- 34 

Production  records,  use  of 110 

reports 19,   62,   65 

Santa  Maria 193 

various  companies 245-271 

Proved  oil  land,  value 34-58 

Receiver,  federal 137,   138,   150,  233 

Records  filed,   McKittrick 167 

Midway    140 

Kern  River 163 

Sunset    151 

Red  Rock,   Coalinga 63 

Refineries,  value  of 6 

Salt  Lake  Field _- 177 

records  received 189 

and  Los  Angeles  fields,  statistics 238 

San  Fernando  formation,  Santa  Maria  Field 208 

Santa  Maria   Field 192,   197,  198 

Santa  Maria  Field,  review  of 32 

-Lompoc  Field,  statistics 238 

Santa  Paula  Field,  records  received 191 

Schneider,  E.  J 79 

Sespe  Field,  records  received 191 

Shale,   production  from 210 

Shutting  off  water,  methods  of 212 

Shutoff,  importance  of  depth 61 

Simi  Field,  records  received 190 

South  Mountain  Field,  records  received 191 

Standard  Oil  Co..  price  crude  oil 243-244 

statistics 236 

State  supervision,  cost  of 6,  33,   59 

Statistics,  production,  various  fields 236-242 

Stearnes,  R.  E 79 

Stewart,  Prof.  Reed  T 223 

Summerland    Field    177 

statistics 239 

Sunset  Field 116,   148 

Symbols  for  drawings 16 

Systematic  work,  importance  of 27 


278  INDEX. 

Page 

Tamping,  shutoff 213 

Tank  steamers,  value  of 6 

Test  of  water  shutoff,  notice 23-26 

Test  of  water  shutoff 78,   116,   117,  118 

Texas 221 

Thayer,   ^\   W 59 

Top  water,   definition 11,   63,   85 

Tough,   Fred   B 225 

Tubing,   capacity   of 224 

Value  of  California  oil  properties 6 

Ventura    County    fields 173,  181 

Ventura-Newhall  fields,  statistics 238 

Water,  chemical  analyses 85 

T^^ater  damage,  cause  of 6 

Water  infiltration,  cause.  Lost  Hills 77 

"Water,  pressure  of 223 

T\^ater  string,  definition 11 

"^'atsonville    Field,    statistics 239 

"\A'ells  producing,  various  counties — 34 

^^'est  Coyote 174 

West  Side,  Coalinga 82 

Wliittier  Field 180 

records  received 189 

WTiittier-Fullerton   fields,    statistics 239 

Withdrawn  lands : 233 

Zones,  oil,  Santa  Maria 203 


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